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filariasis

Collective term for several diseases, prevalent in tropical areas, caused by certain roundworm (nematode) parasites. About 120 million people worldwide are infected with filarial worms, mostly in India and Africa.

Symptoms include damaged and swollen lymph vessels leading to grotesque swellings of the legs and genitals (Bancroftian filariasis, elephantiasis), blindness, and dry, scaly skin (onchocerciasis). The disease-causing worms are spread mainly by insects, notably mosquitoes and blackflies. Filariasis is treated by drugs to kill the worms, though this does not reverse any swelling. A World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to eliminate filariasis began in 2000.



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In 2000, annual mass administration of diethlycarbamazine and albendazole began in Leogane Commune, Haiti, to interrupt transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF).
Endpoints for lymphatic filariasis programs by Lammie, Patrick J. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Cunningham NM: Lymphatic filariasis in immigrants from developing countries.
Community-wide medical entomology training for medical practitioners. ... by Meade, John C. / Southern Medical Journal
The seven most common NTDs--including lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), schistosomiasis (snail fever) and onchocerciasis (river blindness)--can be controlled and potentially eliminated safely, effectively and affordably with a "rapid impact package" of four drugs at a cost of only fifty cents per person, per year--a fraction of the cost of antiviral treatment for HIV/AIDS and multidrug therapy for tuberculosis.
Sabin Vaccine Institute's "Stop Neglected Tropical Disease" Campaign ... by Business Wire
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