Brugia timori has been found on only two Timorian islands.
Other names for the infection caused by Brugia timori include:
- Lymphatic filariasis
- Periodic filariasis
- Timor filariasis
- Timorian filariasis
Summary of the General Morphologic Characteristics of the Microfilariae:
| Filarial Agent | Length | Width | Nuclear Column |
| Brugia timori | Large (>200 μm in length)
| Large species tend to be as wide as a red blood cell (RBC), about 6-8 μm in diameter
| Compact (dense) |
| Headspace | Tail | Sheath on Giemsa |
| Long | Terminal and subterminal nuclei, large gaps separate these nuclei | Present: Colorless |
31. CDC DPDx/Orihel. Image, "Microfilaria of B. timori in a thick blood smear from a patient from Indonesia, stained with Giemsa and captured at 500x oil magnification." CDC DPDx public domain. Page reviewed 2019. Accessed April 6, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/lymphaticfilariasis/index.html - "Image Gallery".
