Wuchereria, Brugia, Loa, and Onchocerca are all classified as:
a. intestinal cestodes.
b. tissue nematodes.
c. filarial nematodes.
d. blood trematodes.
C
Wuchereria, Brugia, Loa, and Onchocerca are all filarial nematodes. Diagnosis is made on the basis of the recovery and identification of the larval worms (microfilariae) in the blood, other body fluids, or skin.
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