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Prevalence and patterns of multiple long-term conditions among lymphatic filariasis patients in Odisha, India: a community-based cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health
Introduction Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), such as lymphatic filariasis, mimic other chronic conditions and share common risk behaviors with parallel health system issues that require unique interventions.
Abhinav Sinha, Prakash Kumar Sahoo, Krushna Chandra Sahoo, Patrick Highton, Shubhashisha Mohanty, Trupti Nayak, Akshya Kumar Prusty, Sujata Choudhury, Barsha Kumari, Karl Puchner, Kamlesh Khunti, Sanghamitra Pati   +11 more
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Medical treatment of filariasis and chyluria

Indian Journal of Urology, 2005
The medical treatment of filariasis and chyluria is based on dietary modification, i.e. a diet excluding fat, supplemented by medium chain triglycerides (MCT) and high protein content.
M S Ansari
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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, Simphiwe M. Simelane, Shirley Abelman, Jean M. Tchuenche   +3 more
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Filariasis in Travelers Presenting to the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network [PDF]

, 2007
Background: As international travel increases, there is rising exposure to many pathogens not traditionally encountered in the resource-rich countries of the world.
Law, Melissa A., Sonnenburg, Frank von, Prevots D. Rebecca, Freedman, D, Nutman Thomas B., Haulman, J, Jong, E, Licitra, C, Louis Loutan, Wittner, M, Law, MA, Wilson, M, Pandey, P, Gelman, S, Elizabeth Barnett, Delmont, J, Keystone, Jay S., Prevots, D. Rebecca, von Sonnenburg Frank, Schlagenhauf, P, von Sonnenburg, F, Castelli, F, Barnett, Elizabeth D., Loutan Louis, Loutan, Louis, Keystone Jay S., Kozarsky, P, Shaw, M, Barnett, E, Barnett, Elizabeth, Torresi, J, Keystone, JS, Kain, K, Thomas B Nutman, Law Melissa A., Frank von Sonnenburg, Parola, P, Hall, D, Brown, G, Connor, B, Nutman, Thomas B., Barnett Elizabeth, Chen, L, Carosi, G, Lipner Ettie M., Melissa A Law, Prevots, DR, von Sonnenburg, Frank, GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, Lipner, EM, Loutan, L, D Rebecca Prevots, Steffen, R, Klion, Amy D., Guruman, A, Klion Amy D., Jay S Keystone, Nutman, TB, Ettie M Lipner, Amy D Klion, Lipner, Ettie M., Einstein, A, Klion, AD, Franco, C, Schwartz, E   +64 more
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The neglected majority: Inverse relationship between prevalence and global research activity of 15 dermatological diseases

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Volume 24, Issue 4, Page 538-540, April 2026.
Oliver Brandt, Erere Otrofanowei, Ncoza Dlova, Simon M. Mueller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Framework for Segmenting Filarial Worm in Thick Blood Smear Images Using Morphological Operations [PDF]

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by thread-like nematode worms known as filarial worms. This disease is transmitted to humans through bites of infected mosquitoes. Filariasis is a significant public health concern in many tropical and subtropical
Baskaran Sharmila, Krishnamurthy Kamalanand, Raju Lourduraj John De Britto   +2 more
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Guidelines for certifying lymphatic filariasis elimination (including discussion of critical issues and rationale)

, 1999
"Following from the WHO informal consultation on epidemiological approaches to lymphatic filariasis elimination : initial assessment, monitoring, and certification, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2-4 September 1998"WHO/FIL/99.19716 ...
World Health Organization. Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programme
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Serological evaluation of onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis elimination in the Bakoye and Falémé foci, Mali

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
H. Dolo, Y.I. Coulibaly, M. Sow, M. Dembélé, S.S. Doumbia, S.Y. Coulibaly, M.B. Sangare, I. Dicko, A.A. Diallo, L. Soumaoro, M.E. Coulibaly, R. Colebunders, T.B. Nutman, M. Walker, M.-G. Basáñez   +14 more
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Filariasis in a child from southern Turkey: a case report

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2006
Filariasis is a parasitic condition in which the lymphatic system is invaded by filarial nematodes. The initial signs are those of lymphangitis and lymphadenitis.
Nurcan Cengiz, Lütfü Savaş, Yasemin Uslu, Ali Anarat   +3 more
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Wuchereria bancrofti Lymphatic Filariasis, Barrancabermeja, Colombia, 2023

Emerging Infectious Diseases
We describe a recent case of lymphatic filariasis in Colombia caused by Wuchereria bancrofti nematodes. Our study combines clinical-epidemiologic findings with phylogenetic data.
José A. Suárez, Jose A. Vargas-Soler, Laura Isabel Manosalva-Arciniegas, Stephanie Becerra-González, Angie L. Ramirez, Tatiana Cáceres, Nicolas Luna, Juan David Ramírez, Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi   +8 more
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