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Lymphatic Research and Biology, 2019 Background: Lymphedema is a disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue resulting from a disturbance in lymph flow. Anyone can be affected, and causes include cancer therapy when lymph nodes are removed or irradiated, the parasitic disease lymphatic ...
J. Douglass, L. Kelly-Hope
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KIT PENGESAN UNTUT DIIKTIRAF REKACIPTA TERBAIK DALAM PECIPTA 2017 [PDF]
, 2017 KUALA TRENGGANU, 9 Oktober 2017 – Rekacipta emas pertama seumpamanya dihasilkan di dunia, kit pengesan penyakit untut (Lymphatic Filariasis) yang dikenali sebagai Brugia Rapid: A Point-of-Care Test to Detect Brugian Lymphatic Filariasis oleh penyelidik
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 Background WHO’s Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) uses mass drug administration (MDA) of anthelmintic medications to interrupt LF transmission in endemic areas.
Philip J. Budge +3 more
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Environmental suitability for lymphatic filariasis in Nigeria
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a mosquito-borne parasitic disease and a major cause of disability worldwide. It is one of the neglected tropical diseases identified by the World Health Organization for elimination as a public health problem by 2020.
Obiora A. Eneanya +6 more
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Mathematical analysis of a lymphatic filariasis model with quarantine and treatment
BMC Public Health, 2017 Background Lymphatic filariasis is a globally neglected tropical parasitic disease which affects individuals of all ages and leads to an altered lymphatic system and abnormal enlargement of body parts. Methods A mathematical model of lymphatic filariaris
Peter M. Mwamtobe +3 more
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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 +4 more
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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 +4 more
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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 +3 more
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Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2018 It is well known that individuals in the same community can be exposed to a highly variable number of mosquito bites. This heterogeneity in bite exposure has consequences for the control of vector-borne diseases because a few people may be contributing ...
M. Irvine +3 more
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