The campaign from February 10 to 27 to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), a debilitating disease that damages ...

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Close to a billion people worldwide remain threatened by lymphatic filariasis, a neglected tropical disease commonly referred to as elephantiasis. This parasitic infection, which is caused by a ...

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have shown that a single "cocktail" of three pill-based anti-parasite medications is significantly more effective at killing ...

Lymphatic filariasis is a disease spread by mosquitoes infected with one of three filarial nematodes. In an effort to better understand the transcriptomic interplay of organisms associated with ...

Many patients infected with filarial worms have no symptoms, but those who develop disfiguring lymphatic filariasis--more commonly known as elephantiasis--often struggle with discrimination and ...

Experts are hoping elephantiasis doesn’t spread in Haiti post-Hurricane Matthew. Women are the hardest hit by this disease, which is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Les Cayes, Haiti, in the ...

A 53-year-old man in India developed elephantiasis in his leg after contracting a parasite via a mosquito bite four years ago. Now the man has lost significant mobility, had to give up work, and may ...

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have shown that a single “cocktail” of three pill-based anti-parasite medications is significantly more effective at killing ...

What you need to know: Elephantiasis remains a health concern, with two main types: a widespread parasitic form called lymphatic filariasis (LF) and a localised form of non-filarial elephantiasis ...

Chai Kivatsi a father of six from Mbaoni Village, suffering from Lymphatic Filariasis. His legs and hands are swollen. [Beldeen Waliaula, Standard] Katana Chengo, a resident of Mbaoni village, ...