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Zambia: A Narrative Review of Success and Challenges in Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
The establishment of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) to stop the transmission of infection has significantly reduced the incidence of lymphatic filariasis, a debilitating mosquito-borne neglected tropical disease.
Kingford Chimfwembe, Hugh Shirley, Natalie Baker, Richard Wamai   +3 more
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Giant elephantiasis neuromatosa in the setting of neurofibromatosis type 1: A case report [PDF]

, 2016
Elephantiasis neuromatosa (EN) can arise from a plexiform neurofibroma of the superficial and deep nerves developing from a hyperproliferation of the perineural connective tissue infiltrating adjacent fat and muscles.
Dealis, Cristina, Loschi, Pietro, Mandel, Victor Desmond, Martorana, Davide, Pecchi, Annarita, Pellacani, Giovanni, Pollio, Annamaria, Ponti, Giovanni, Seidenari, Stefania, Tomasi, Aldo   +9 more
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New Results on the Asymptotic Behaviour of a Stochastic SEI Model of Lymphatic Filariasis

Complexity, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
The goal of this article is to examine a new stochastic epidemic model for lymphatic filariasis, susceptible‐exposed‐infected (SEI). Like other diseases, the spread of lymphatic filariasis is subject to a degree of randomness due to fluctuations in the natural environment.
Ragnimwendé Sawadogo, Fourtoua Victorien Konané, Chittaranjan Hens   +2 more
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The therapeutic efficacy and macrofilaricidal activity of doxycycline for the treatment of river blindness [PDF]

, 2014
Background. Onchocerca volvulus and lymphatic filariae, causing river blindness and elephantiasis, depend on endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria for growth, development, fertility, and survival.
Achim Hoerauf, Agwuh, Basáñez, Basáñez, Bosshardt, Cattamanchi, Chib, Churcher, de Andrade, Debrah, Duke, Duke, Gardon, Gelman, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Mand, Mark J. Taylor, Martin Walker, María-Gloria Basáñez, Norton, Osei-Atweneboana, Plaisier, Plaisier, Roberts, Sabine Specht, Specht, Tamarozzi, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Thomas S. Churcher, van Rie, Wanji, Wearing, World Health Organization, Xia   +43 more
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Elephantiasis, or Filaria Disease [PDF]

Science, 1883
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Wolbachia and Lymphatic Filarial Nematodes and Their Implications in the Pathogenesis of the Disease

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is an infection of three closely related filarial worms such as Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori. These worms can cause a devastating disease that involves acute and chronic lymphoedema of the extremities, which can cause elephantiasis in both sexes and hydroceles in males.
Abebaw Setegn, Gashaw Azanaw Amare, Yenesew Mihret, Bernard Marchand   +3 more
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Left Ulnar Artery Pseudoaneurysm and Left Hand Swelling Simulated by Elephantiasis in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 2017
Elephantiasis is a condition featured by gross enlargement of body parts to massive proportions. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a multisystem genetic disorder. Vascular anomaly is one among the complications of NF1.
Ta-Pin Lee, Yi-Hong Chou, Chui-Mei Tiu
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The Design of the Mosquito and Its Dangers [PDF]

, 2016
Mosquitoes (Family Culicidae) have been the scourge of mankind since the Fall. Although seemingly designed to inflict suffering and pain via rapid reproduction and formidable mouthparts, evidence mounts that this creature was not always the deadly vector
Gillen, Alan L., Sherwin, Frank
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Patients' perceptions of podoconiosis causes, prevention and consequences in East and West Gojam, Northern Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND Podoconiosis is a form of non-filarial elephantiasis that affects barefoot individuals in highland tropical areas. The disease presents with bilateral, asymmetric swelling of the legs, usually confined to below the knee. This study aimed to
A Animut, A Lopez, A Tora, Abreham Tamiru, B Yakob, B Yakob, Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia), Government of Ethiopia, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), D Ayode, D Molyneux, DN Durrheim, E GebreHanna, EE Luka, EW Price, F Tekola, F Tekola, F Tekola, F Tekola, F Tekola Ayele, F Tekola Ayele, G Alemu, G Davey, G Davey, G Davey, G Davey, G Davey, Gail Davey, K Destas, KD Ramaiah, M Perera, MG Weiss, S Tomczyk, S Wanji, Sara Tomczyk, TK Suma, Tsige Amberbir, WHO, YB Molla, Yordanos B Molla   +37 more
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THE McINTYRE ELEPHANTIASIS CASE. [PDF]

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1896
In this world of phenomena it is not strange that a physician and surgeon, practicing his profession for a number of years, should occasionally meet with pathologic conditions more or less rare, but it is strange that some should meet the most remarkable cases at every turn, so to speak. In this connection I am sure that it is the privilege of very few
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