Lymphatic filariasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
...WHO fact sheet on lymphatic filariasis providing key facts, definition, information on cause, transmission, symptoms, treatment and prevention and WHO response....
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/lymphatic-filariasis
Lymphatic filariasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
...Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by three species of microscopic, thread-like worms. The adult worms only live in the human lymph system. The lymph system maintains the body's fluid balance and fights infections....
https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/lymphatic-filariasis
Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis)
...Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease that can result in an altered lymphatic system and the abnormal enlargement of body parts, causing pain, severe disability and social stigma. Infection occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. The majority of infections show no external signs of infection, but they still cause damage to the lymphatic system and the ......
https://www.who.int/health-topics/lymphatic-filariasis
Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
...We coordinate and support policies and strategies to enhance global access to interventions for the prevention, control, elimination and eradication of neglected tropical diseases, including some zoonotic diseases....
https://www.who.int/teams/control-of-neglected-tropical-diseases/lymphatic-filariasis/diagnosis-and-treatment
Lymphatic filariasis WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
...Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease that can result in an altered lymphatic system and the abnormal enlargement of body parts, causing pain, severe disability, and social stigma. Infection occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes....
https://www.who.int/westernpacific/health-topics/lymphatic-filariasis
Bench Aids for the diagnosis of filarial infections
...Several species of filarial worms infect humans in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The adult worms inhabit various tissues and organs of the body and are inaccessible for identification. Consequently, diagnosis of filarial infections depends primarily on the identification of the larval stage of the parasite (microfilaria)....
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9241544899
Global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: progress report, 2023
...Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a vector-borne disease in humans caused by infection with the filarial parasites Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B. timori. Infections damage the lymphatic vessels and impair vessel function, leading to clinical manifestations such as lymphoe\u0002dema and hydrocele. WHO established the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) to stop ......
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-wer-9940-565-576
Onchocerciasis (river blindness)
...Onchocerciasis ? or ?river blindness? ? is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus transmitted by repeated bites of infected blackflies (Simulium spp.)....
https://www.who.int/health-topics/onchocerciasis
Global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: progress report, 2022
...Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a preventable mosquito-borne infectious disease targeted for global elimination as a public health problem. Infection with one of the filarial parasites, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B. timori, impairs the lymph vessels, where the worms nest, later manifesting as hydrocoele, lympheodema and elephantiasis, resulting in unnecessary physical and mental ......
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-wer9841-489-502
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