Elephantiasis

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41Helminthiases / Tropical diseases / Nematodes / Neglected diseases / Parasites / Filariasis / Wuchereria bancrofti / Brugia malayi / Elephantiasis / Medicine / Biology / Health

Lymphatic Filariasis Fact sheet Key Facts ’’

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Language: English - Date: 2014-02-14 05:09:26
42Nematodes / Helminthiases / Neglected diseases / Parasites / Tropical diseases / Filariasis / Brugia malayi / Elephantiasis / Wuchereria bancrofti / Medicine / Biology / Health

Lymphatic filariasis is one of the most debilitating neglected tropical diseases. It is caused by three species of filarial worms and transmitted by mosquitoes. Half the people infected with lymphatic filariasis in the w

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Language: English - Date: 2014-03-03 01:11:01
43Nematodes / Tropical diseases / Helminthiases / Neglected diseases / Parasites / Filariasis / Brugia malayi / Elephantiasis / Wuchereria bancrofti / Medicine / Biology / Health

Lymphatic filariasis is the second leading cause of disability worldwide. The WHO South-East Asia Region accounts for about 65% of the global population at risk. Strategic plans for 2007–2010 for lymphatic filariasis e

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Language: English - Date: 2014-02-14 05:07:54
44Tropical diseases / Neglected diseases / Helminthiases / Malaria / Nematodes / Filariasis / Mass drug administration / Elephantiasis / Wuchereria bancrofti / Medicine / Health / Microbiology

Aide-mémoire Lymphatic filariasis (LF), commonly known as elephantiasis, is one of the most debilitating and disfiguring scourges among all diseases. It is the second leading cause of disability worldwide with nearly 1.

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Language: English - Date: 2014-03-18 23:58:36
45Tropical diseases / Biology / Infectious diseases / Helminthiases / Hookworm / Filariasis / Public health / Deworming / Elephantiasis / Medicine / Health / Neglected diseases

June[removed]Case Study Summary Health NEGLECTED TROPICAL

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Language: English - Date: 2014-06-04 18:13:12
46Tropical diseases / Helminthiases / Neglected diseases / Nematodes / Infectious diseases / Filariasis / Wuchereria bancrofti / Elephantiasis / Loa loa filariasis / Medicine / Health / Biology

Vector control is a possible complementary strategy in countries or areas (i) where mass drug administration has not started, such as those where loiasis is co-endemic; (ii) where the burden of lymphatic filariasis is he

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Language: English - Date: 2013-11-04 11:32:41
47Tropical diseases / Neglected diseases / Helminthiases / Nematodes / Parasites / Filariasis / Mass drug administration / Brugia malayi / Elephantiasis / Medicine / Health / Biology

Policy Platform A Success Story: Togo Is Moving toward Becoming the First Sub-Saharan African Nation to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis through Mass Drug Administration and Countrywide Morbidity Alleviation

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Source URL: www.filariasis.org

Language: English - Date: 2013-05-14 11:10:08
48Tropical diseases / Neglected diseases / Helminthiases / Nematodes / Infectious diseases / Ivermectin / Filariasis / Elephantiasis / Wuchereria bancrofti / Medicine / Health / Biology

Microsoft Word - Financial Times April 13.docx

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Source URL: www.filariasis.org

Language: English - Date: 2013-05-03 10:40:05
49Neglected diseases / Tropical diseases / Helminthiases / Infectious diseases / Nematodes / Filariasis / Elephantiasis / Lymphedema / Wuchereria bancrofti / Medicine / Biology / Health

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Language: English - Date: 2013-09-15 15:18:50
50Tropical diseases / Neglected diseases / Helminthiases / Nematodes / Infectious diseases / Ivermectin / Filariasis / Elephantiasis / Wuchereria bancrofti / Medicine / Health / Biology

Microsoft Word - Financial Times April 13.docx

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Source URL: filariasis.org

Language: English - Date: 2013-05-03 10:40:05
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