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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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Compliance with the mass chemotherapy program for lymphatic filariasis [PDF]

, 2014
Anuradhani Kasturiratne, BAHR Premaratne, A. Pathmeswaran, NR De Silva, HJ De Silva   +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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Immune Responses in Human Necatoriasis: Association between Interleukin-5 Responses and Resistance to Reinfection [PDF]

, 2004
Cytokine and proliferative responses to Necator americanus infection were measured in a treatment-reinfection study of infected subjects from an area of Papua New Guinea where N. americanus is highly endemic.
Brown, A.P., Pritchard, D.I., Quinnell, R.J., Raiko, A., Shaw, M.-A.   +4 more
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COMMUNITY-WIDE REDUCTION IN PREVALENCE AND INTENSITY OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHS AS A COLLATERAL BENEFIT OF LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS ELIMINATION PROGRAMS [PDF]

, 2004
Madsen Beau de Rochars, Abdel Direny, Jacquelin M. Roberts, David G. Addiss, Jeanne Radday, Michael J. Beach, Thomas G. Streit, DESIRE DARDITH, Jack Guy Lafontant, Patrick J. Lammie   +9 more
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Contrasting Lymphatic Filariasis with Kaposi Sarcoma in a Known HIV Disease Patient: A Clinical and Histopathological Presentation and Implication to Care

, 2022
Christopher Nyirenda, Kennedy Gondwe, Gamal Maksoud, Mwinsa Chimese, Catherine Maliko   +4 more
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PA-96 Surveillance of hematological and biochemical changes following mass Ivermectin and Albendazole administration for the control of lymphatic filariasis in endemic communities of Tanzania [PDF]

, 2023
Adam M. Fimbo, Omary Minzi, Eleni Aklillu   +2 more
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Multiplex serology for impact evaluation of bed net distribution on burden of lymphatic filariasis and four species of human malaria in northern Mozambique

, 2018
Mateusz M. Pluciński, Baltazar Candrinho, Geraldo Chambe, João Muchanga, Olinda Muguande, Graça Matsinhe, Guidion Mathe, Eric Rogier, Timothy J. Doyle, Rose Zulliger, James Colborn, Abu Saifodine, Patrick J. Lammie, Jeffrey W. Priest   +13 more
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Physical, Social, and Cultural Environment Determinants Of Filariasis In Tapanuli Tengah, North Sumatera [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Lymphatic filariasis impairs the lymphatic system and can lead to the abnormal enlargement of body parts, causing pain, severe disability and social stigma. According to World Health Organization, in 2000 over 120 million people were infected,
Silalahi, L. B. (Lasmarida ), Utama, S. (Surya ), Zulfendri, Z. (Zulfendri)   +2 more
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