Direct demonstration of microfilariae in blood or skin specimens. The blood sample is usually collected at night as microfilariae have nocturnal periodicity. Detection of antibodies by ...

The man had severe scrotal pain and swelling for over a month An ultrasound shows the worms in a 'filarial dance sign' Lymphatic Filariasis is considered a 'neglected tropical disease' A 26-year-old ...

West Bengal launches a filariasis drug drive in 10 districts, aiming for disease elimination by 2030 through mass ...

The World Health Organization has sought to eliminate filariasis, globally, by 2030, a decade later than its original target of 2020. While India’s target year is now 2027, this deadline has been ...

In the 1970s, William Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura discovered a class of drugs called avermectins that have helped to control two of the world’s most debilitating tropical diseases: lymphatic filariasis ...

Global efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis are based on the annual mass administration of antifilarial drugs to reduce the microfilaria reservoir available to the mosquito vector.

Filariasis is a parasitic infection caused by thread-like nematodes (filariae) that belong to the roundworm superfamily filarioidea. These infestations are common in tropical countries such as ...

The global initiative to eradicate bancroftian filariasis currently relies on mass treatment with four to six annual doses of antifilarial drugs. The goal is to reduce the reservoir of microfilariae ...

It is an extremely painful and disfiguring disease that spreads through the bite of mosquitoes. (Image Credits: Pixabay) Lymphatic Filariasis, also known as Elephantiasis, continues to be a major ...

What are the Causes of Filariasis? Eight different thread-like nematodes cause filariasis. Most cases of filaria are caused by the parasite known as Wuchereria bancrofti Eight different thread-like ...