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MeSH Heading: Dirofilaria
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.230
Unique ID: D004182
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004182
Annotation: infection = DIROFILARIASIS; coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /‌drug eff: consider FILARICIDES
Scope Note: A genus of filarial nematodes. Various immature species have been found to infect the eyes or subcutaneous tissue in humans.
Registry Number: txid6286
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under FILARIOIDEA 1975-90
Online Note: search FILARIOIDEA 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under FILARIOIDEA 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Dirofilaria MeSH Descriptor Data 2024