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Morbidity management and disability prevention for lymphatic filariasis in Sri Lanka: Current status and future prospects

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Background Sri Lanka was acknowledged to have eliminated lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem in 2016, largely due to its success in Mass Drug Administration (MDA) to interrupt disease transmission.
N. Chandrasena, R. Premaratna, I. Gunaratna, N. D. de Silva   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An All‐in‐One Metabarcoding Approach to Mosquito and Arbovirus Xenosurveillance

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 25, Issue 8, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Next‐generation sequencing (NGS) has the potential to transform mosquito‐borne disease surveillance but remains under‐utilised. This study introduces a comprehensive multi‐loci metabarcoding‐based MX (molecular xenomonitoring) approach to mosquito and arbovirus surveillance, enabling parallel identification of mosquito vectors, circulating ...
Brian J. Johnson, Melissa C. Graham, Elina Panahi, Carla Julia S. P. Vieira, Nisa Suraj Nath, Paul Mason, Jamie Gleadhill, Darran Thomas, Michael B. Onn, Martin A. Shivas, Damien Shearman, Jonathan M. Darbro, Gregor J. Devine   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applicability of the Filter Paper Technique for Detection of AntifilarialIgG4 Antibodies Using the Bm14 Filariasis CELISA

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2010
Demonstration of successful elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in endemic countries requires sensitive diagnostics for accurate definitions of endpoints and future surveillance.
Hayley M. Joseph, Wayne Melrose
doaj   +1 more source

Economic evaluations of lymphatic filariasis interventions: a systematic review and research needs

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
In 2000, the World Health Organization established the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF), with the goal of eliminating the disease as a public health problem by 2020.
Lukyn M. Gedge, A. Bettis, M. Bradley, T. D. Hollingsworth, Hugo C. Turner   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tracing the Itch: A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Scabies Rates and Its Risk Factors Using the Global Burden of Disease 2021 Data

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 11, Page 1211-1225, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Scabies is a neglected disease believed to be more prevalent in resource‐poor nations. Published data describing global trends in scabies incidence and prevalence rates and factors associated with global regional differences are limited.
Saptorshi Gupta, Simon Thornley, Arthur Morris, Gerhard Sundborn, Cameron Grant   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Albendazole alone or in combination with microfilaricidal drugs for lymphatic filariasis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018
Background The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis recommends mass treatment of albendazole co‐administered with the microfilaricidal (antifilarial) drugs diethylcarbamazine (DEC) or ivermectin; and recommends albendazole alone in areas ...
C. L. Macfarlane, S. Budhathoki, Samuel Johnson, M. Richardson, P. Garner   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Repeated Visits to a Woman With Suspected Worms Discharged From the Urethra—A Case Study

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT A 58‐year‐old female presented with a 6‐month history of recurrent “worms” found in her toilet, which she suspected originated from her urinary tract. Physical examination was unremarkable. Laboratory analysis revealed motile, blood‐red worm‐like organisms measuring 25–35 mm in length, initially suspected to be Dioctophyma renale larvae ...
Shuqian Cai, Xiaoping Xu, Junchi Xue, Yifei Hu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards lymphatic filariasis among inhabitants of an endemic town in Oyo State, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2022
Taiwo Mofadeke Jaiyeola, Ekerette Udoh, Abiola Basirat Adebambo   +2 more
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Double Trouble: Aquatic Invasive Plants Can Promote Mosquitoes

Ecology Letters, Volume 28, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Human activities continue to facilitate biological invasions, profoundly impacting our environment and economy. Plants and insects constitute the majority of invasions to date, with facilitative links established between them, particularly in terrestrial habitats.
Tressia Chikodza, Ross N. Cuthbert, Maarten Schrama, Julie Coetzee, Ryan Wasserman, Michiel P. Veldhuis, Emily F. Strange   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Xenomonitoring as an epidemiological tool supporting post-stop surveillance of albendazole-ivermectin mass drug distribution in the Bougouni-Yanfolila evaluation unit, Sikasso, Mali, in 2023

BMC Infectious Diseases
Introduction Mali and Guinea share a border and are both endemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF). However, their progress towards eliminating this disease varies.
Lamine Soumaoro, Housseini Dolo, Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly, Siaka Yamoussa Coulibaly, Salif Seriba Doumbia, Moussa Sangaré, Abdallah Amadou Diallo, Abdoul Fatah Diabaté, Michel Emmanuel Coulibaly, Ibrahima Dolo, Massitan Dembélé, Alpha Seydou Yaro, Thomas Nutman   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source