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A Review of Bed Nets Usage and Sewerage Conditions as Risk Factors for Lymphatic Filariasis in Developing Countries

Jurnal Kesehatan Lingkungan
Introduction: Lymphatic filariasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD), is a parasitic disease caused by microscopic worms that live only in the human lymphatic system.
Muhafasya Karunia Azzahra, Diva Alishya Shafwah, Cresti Sukmadevi Sondakh, Retno Adriyani   +3 more
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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis: current perspectives on mass drug administration

, 2018
John O Gyapong,1 Irene O Owusu,2 Frances B da-Costa Vroom,3 Ernest O Mensah,4 Margaret Gyapong5 1Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases Research, Institute of Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, 2Department of Epidemiology ...
Gyapong JO, Owusu IO, da-Costa Vroom FB, Gyapong M, Mensah EO   +4 more
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Sero-antigen prevalence of lymphatic filariasis and risk factors of podoconiosis in Busiriba sub-county, Kamwenge district, Southwestern Uganda, August–September 2018

BMC Research Notes
Objective Given the neglected nature of filariasis, especially in Uganda where data are scarce, this cross-sectional study aimed to determine the sero-antigen prevalence of lymphatic filariasis and risk factors associated with non-lymphatic filariasis ...
Vicent Mwesigye, Benson Musinguzi, Benson Okongo, William Mucunguzi, Michael Nyende Kakaire, Richard Migisha   +5 more
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Outcome assessment of the implementation of Mass Drug Administration against lymphatic filariasis in Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) Karnataka, India: A cross-sectional survey

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Background & objectives: Mass Drug Administration (MDA) of Di-Ethyl Carbamazine and Albendazole is an effective strategy recommended by the World Health Organization to prevent transmission and eliminate lymphatic filariasis.
Puttamaligaiah Subhas Babu, Bhoompuram Nagaraja Goud, Shambhulinga B Kambale   +2 more
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Treatment of Lymphatic Filariasis with Wolbachia Targets

, 2022
Nematodes are the cause of filariasis. Tissue nematodes as the cause of lymphatic filariasis are 3 species, namely Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, Brugia timori.1 Lymphatic filariasis is the second largest cause of long-term disability, namely ...
Susanto, Inneke Kusumawati
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Lymphatic filariasis in Oceania

, 2016
Lymphatic filariasis caused by the mosquito-transmitted helminth parasite Wuchereria bancrofti is an important problem in Oceania. Of the 33 countries and territories included in this review, 24 have been found to be endemic for this disease at some time
Hervé C. Bossin, Peter Wood, Patricia M. Graves, Graves, Patricia M., Wood, Peter, Bossin, Hervé C.   +5 more
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Mapping of lymphatic filariasis in Nepal.

, 2003
BACKGROUND: Human infection with Wuchereria bancrofti causes a disabling parasitic disease known as lymphatic filariasis, which is a major public health and socio-economic problem in many parts of the world. At the onset of the study, little was known of
Valérie Obsomer, Sherchand, Jeevan B, Jeevan B Sherchand, Garib Thakur, Thakur, Garib, Hommel, Marcel, Marcel Hommel, Thakur, Garib Das, Obsomer, Valérie, Sherchand, Jeevan   +9 more
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Time to consider doxycycline in the standard treatment of lymphatic filariasis? Emerging evidence on use of doxycycline as an adjunct to hygiene protocols

Tropical Medicine and Health
With lymphatic filariasis being a rampant condition in tropical countries, multiple treatment modalities are being explored for their efficacy and practicability of use in low resource settings.
Mian Zahid Jan Kakakhel, Shree Rath, Maheen Sheraz, Diya Rathi, Raheel Ahmed   +4 more
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Mapping and monitoring for a lymphatic filariasis elimination program: a systematic review

, 2019
Adinarayanan Srividya, Swaminathan Subramanian, Purushothaman Jambulingam, Balakrishnan Vijayakumar, Jeyapal Dinesh RajaDivision of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Operations Research, ICMR – Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry ...
Dinesh Raja J, Jambulingam P, Vijayakumar B, Srividya A, Subramanian S   +4 more
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Editorial: Morbidity management of lymphatic filariasis: a focus on filarial hydrocele and lymphoedema

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Sunny Doodu Mante, Anders Seim, Charles Mackenzie   +2 more
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