Worms don't just invade the gut or lungs. Some of them work their way into other regions of the body. Take lymphatic filariasis, a condition that arises when certain worms of the Filariidae order ...

One billion people in the tropics and sub-tropics are at risk for lymphatic filariasis, a “Neglected Tropical Disease ... must occur late at night – the only time when the worms can be found in human ...

Lymphatic filariasis, a devastating parasitic disease transmitted ... There is no rapid cure for the infection, and most of the current treatments do not effectively target adult worms. Furthermore, ...

Researchers from the Munich Tropical Institute, the Tanzanian NIMR-MMRC, DZIF, together with colleagues from Bonn, have ...

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AFRICAN health experts have renewed commitment to accelerate efforts to end Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) that continue ...

Lymphatic Filariasis, or elephantiasis, is a mosquito-borne disease caused by parasitic worms that damage the lymphatic system, leading to severe swelling, pain, and disability. Many endure the ...

In a bid to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasites in children, the Ministry of Health and Population is preparing to ...

bancrofti is a parasite that occurs mainly in the tropical regions of Africa and Asia and can cause the disease lymphatic filariasis. This disease damages ... the earlier hypothesis that it is indeed ...