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New partnership formed to battle malaria, lymphatic filariasis in the Asia Pacific

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance, Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APLMA-APMEN) and the Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE) have today announced a new...

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Nigeria says 14 of 20 NTDs are endemic in country

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Yesterday, January 30 was World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day is a day to promote awareness of and secure resources for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)–a diverse...

Lymphatic filariasis: Infrared thermal imaging as a novel non-invasive point-of-care tool

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A paper published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine presents the results from a study which examined the use of an infrared thermal imaging camera as a novel non-invasive point-of-care tool for lymphatic...

Philippines: South Cotabato reports 33 lymphatic filariasis cases from two barangays

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Integrated Provincial Health Office in South Cotabato in the southern Philippines report intensifying surveillance and case-finding activities against filariasis to keep the province...

Africa: Malawi eliminates Lymphatic Filariasis as a public health problem

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) announced recently that Malawi has been validated to have eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem. MSD, GSK, and the Mectizan...

Lymphatic filariasis eliminated on Kiribati

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region announced Monday that Kiribati has eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem. “Congratulations...

Yemen: Lymphatic filariasis eliminated as a public health problem

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF) reported this week that Yemen has eliminated lymphatic filariasis as public health problem, making them...

Nigeria: Lymphatic filariasis treatments distributed across country

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) reports assisting Nigeria health authorities distribute medications to treat Lymphatic filariasis (LF) across 520 Nigerian Local Government...

Neglected tropical diseases: Researchers highlight expanded benefits and impact of preventive chemotherapy

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Almost 15 years after first proposing programs of mass drug administration – now referred to by the World Health Organization as ‘preventive chemotherapy’ – to treat or prevent seven neglected...

The Parasitology interviews, Part 5

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Filarial worms are long thread like worms that live in the tissue and body cavities of vertebrates. Their eggs mature into tiny larvae called microfilariae. There are at least eight filarids that are of...