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Calabar swelling is produced by-

A
Onchocerca volvulus
B
Loa loa
C
Brugia malayi
D
Wuchereria bancrofti
High-Yield Explanation
Calabar Swelling: Localized angioedema and erythema usually on the extremities, characterized by fugitive, swollen lumps of subcutaneous tissue caused by a parasitic filarial worm (Loa loa) endemic to Central and West Africa. The swollen areas migrate with the worm through the body at a speed of about 1 cm per minute and may become as large as a small egg.

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