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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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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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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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Lymphatic filariasis.

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit, 2011
Thomas B. Nutman, James W. Kazura
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Lymphatic filariasis.

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 1999
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Lymphatic Filariasis

Nursing Clinics of North America, 2019
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a parasitic infection that is spread by mosquitos infected with worm larvae. Several factors will affect the global prevalence of LF in the future. A growing body of evidence suggests that climate change will influence the spread of parasitic diseases and their vectors. Lymphatic filariasis is the leading cause of permanent
Gayle B, Lourens, Denise K, Ferrell
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Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis

Lancet, The, 2010
Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis are parasitic helminth diseases that constitute a serious public health issue in tropical regions. The filarial nematodes that cause these diseases are transmitted by blood-feeding insects and produce chronic and long-term infection through suppression of host immunity.
Moses Bockarie, Achim Hoerauf, Mark Taylor   +2 more
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Lymphatic Filariasis in the Philippines

Parasitology Today, 2000
Lymphatic filariasis caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi is endemic throughout most of the southern half of the Philippine archipelago. Economic and manpower shortages prior to 1996 made it difficult to acquire new prevalence data and vector control data concurrently from all provinces.
M, Kron, E, Walker, L, Hernandez, E, Torres, B, Libranda-Ramirez   +4 more
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Lymphatic filariasis

The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, 2010
Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and B. timori are mosquito-borne nematode parasites that are important causes of morbidity, disability, and social stigma in tropical and subtropical countries. Bancroftian filariasis due to W. bancrofti, which has no animal reservoir, accounts for 90% of human infections worldwide.
Richard Knight, D.H. Molyneux
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