ABSTRACT
General Introduction ........................................................................................................................44 Filariasis ........................................................................................................................................... 45
Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 45 Etiology and Transmission .......................................................................................................... 45 Pathogenesis and Clinical Manifestation ....................................................................................46 Animal Models ........................................................................................................................... 47
Mice ........................................................................................................................................ 47 Leaf Monkeys (Trachypithecus sp.) ....................................................................................... 47 Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta) ....................................................................................... 47 Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) ............................................................................................... 47 Other Animal Models ............................................................................................................48
