Mosquitoes and black flies transmit filariasis to humans; black flies transmit onchocerciasis. Although filariasis can be a serious disease in humans and other species, in New World monkeys the ...

Recently Dr. Tisch has joined a large study of a novel triple drug treatment against lymphatic filariasis in six countries around the world. Dr. Tisch is also active in malaria research. He directs ...

April 27 -- The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division says all preparations for a mass drug administration drive have been completed in seven districts where the lymphatic filariasis disease ...