| Date | 1872 |
| Author | Lewis |
| Contribution | Reported the presence of filarial larvae in human blood. |
| Reference | Grove |
| Notes | Timothy R. Lewis. Kean calls this the first demonstration of a micro-organism in the peripheral blood of humans. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | Helminths |
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