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

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The nematode W. 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 lymphatic system and can ...

In an earlier cohort study, they demonstrated for the first time that infection with the worm Wuchereria bancrofti increases the risk of contracting HIV. This link has now been further investigated in ...

malayi and W. bancrofti replicate through a complicated life cycle that begins in humans with a bite from an infected mosquito, followed by growth of the nematode and its localization in the ...

This link has now been further investigated in the context of a national program in Tanzania to eliminate W. bancrofti. The follow-up study confirms that the containment of this worm infection ...