Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Additional notes on filaria sanguinis hominis and filiaria disease.

MANSON, Sir Patrick (1844 – 1922) Wikipedia

Med. Rep. Imperial Maritime Customs, China, 18th issue, 31-51. 1879.

On p. 36 of this paper Manson first described nocturnal periodicity in Filaria Bancrofti, an adaptation to the nocturnal biting habits of their mosquito vector.

(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)

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COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › China, People's Republic of INFECTIOUS DISEASE › DISEASES DUE TO METAZOAN PARASITES INFECTIOUS DISEASE › VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES › Mosquito-Borne Diseases PARASITOLOGY › Helminths › Parasitic Worms › Filaria

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