'End in sight' for elephantiasis Oct 10, 2008
Lymphatic filariasis can cause severe disfigurement ... Lymphatic filariasis (LF), often called elephantiasis, is caused by parasitic worms and causes grotesque swelling of the limbs, breasts and genitals. (BBC News -- Health)
Elephantiasis Elimination Program on Track Oct 10, 2008
The study, published in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, said the partnership between drug makers and health groups had put the program on track to eliminate elephantiasis, or lymphatic filariasis, by 2020 ... The treatments have also offered further benefits, protecting tens of millions of children and women from intestinal worms and other skin diseases, Eric Ottesen of the Lymphatic Filariasis Support Center in Atlanta, who led the study, and colleagues... (MEDLINEplus)
LF Elimination Program Treats Over Half Billion People and Protects Millions More From Debilitating Disease Oct 8, 2008
- Study demonstrates 'Best buy in public health' LONDON, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A study published today confirms that in the ten years since its initiation, the international effort to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) has made unprecedented strides towards ridding the world of one of its most debilitating diseases ... All of this is the result of the most rapid scale-up of a drug administration program in public health history, delivering what the study calls the "best buy in public... (PR Newswire)
GSK, Merck drug gifts reining in tropical disease Oct 8, 2008
The Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was set up in 1998, shortly after the two drugmakers pledged major support for it to the World Health Organization, and program officials call it the fastest-growing public health program in history ... Lymphatic filariasis is spread by mosquitoes biting people already infected and transmitting microscopic worms in their blood to others they bite. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Trapping Mosquitoes, Without Smelly Chemicals Aug 30, 2008
The research, published in the current edition of the Public Library of Science Journal or PLoS One, could play a key role in surveillance and control programs for Culex species, which transmit such diseases as West Nile virus, encephalitis and lymphatic filariasis ... The researchers began preliminary field tests in Davis and Sacramento but when aerial sprays mitigated the levels of West Nile virus-infested mosquitoes, they set up traps in Recife, Brazil, a city endemic for lymphatic... (Science Daily)
DEET Works Because Mosquitoes Hate the Smell Aug 23, 2008
He and his colleagues set up odorless sugar-feeding stations, including some that contained DEET, and found that DEET actively repelled Southern house mosquitoes, which can carry West Nile virus, St. Louis encephalitis, and lymphatic filariasis, a disease caused by threadlike parasitic worms. The study was published in the Aug. 18-22 issue of the journalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (Washington Post)
DEET's Not Sweet To Mosquitoes, Groundbreaking Research Shows Aug 20, 2008
The mosquito transmits West Nile virus, St. Louis encephalitis, and lymphatic filariasis, a disease caused by threadlike parasitic worms. "Despite the fact that DEET is the industry standard mosquito repellent, relatively little is known about how it actually works," said UC Davis research entomologist William Reisen. (Science Daily)
Elephantiasis endemic in 60 villages Aug 15, 2008
Lymphatic filariasis had begun to cause swelling and disfigurement of patients' arms, legs, thighs and genitals, she said. The disease has been on the rise in the regency over the last three years, with eight cases in 2005, 37 in 2006, and 81 last year, Yuli added. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Camels Plagued by Parasites Aug 2, 2008
The parasites can cause filariasis, a disease that infects both sexes of a host species but is particularly destructive to the male genitalia, causing often grotesque deformities of the testes ... The cause of those deaths is unknown, with theories ranging from viral infections to toxic chemicals in camel feed, but Oryan says filariasis probably is not to blame ... In Iran, at least, endemic filariasis among the creatures "constitutes an important health problem to camels in this area," the... (Scientific American)
'Lack of hygiene, unsafe water kills 7.8L every yr' Jun 29, 2008
Nearly 2 billion intestinal nematode infections affect one-third of the world's population while 25 million people are seriously incapacitated by Lymphatic Filariasis, 66% of which is attributable to unsafe water and inadequate hygiene. Trachoma affects 5 million people primarily a result of inadequate hygiene. (India Times, India -- Community News)
The difficulties of living with elephantiasis Jun 7, 2008
Humans contract elephantiasis or lymphatic filariasis through parasite worm larvae that lives inside mosquitoes ... The Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis aims to eradicate the disease by 2020 ... There are three types of filariasis worms; Brugia malayi, Brugia timori and Wucheria bancrofti. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Stomping Out Elephantiasis May 31, 2008
Profession: Chief Executive Officer, GlaxoSmithKline Cause: Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) ... I had never really heard of Lymphatic Filariasis (commonly known as Elephantiasis); in medical school, very briefly, and I thought probably a few hundred people had this disease ... WHO did a lot of the groundwork, but the Global Alliance to Eliminate Filariasis is a very unusual coalition of people who are normally on different sides of the issues. (Forbes)
The Philanthropic Pitch May 31, 2008
Name: Jean-Pierre Garnier Profession: CEO, GlaxoSmithKline Cause: Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis). Name: Anthony Korner Profession: Publisher, Artforum magazine Cause: The Children's Aid Society. (Forbes)
Tourists To Caribbean Urged To Pay One Dollar Each To Help Fight Tropical Diseases Of Poverty May 30, 2008
8 million cases of whipworm (trichuriasis), almost 800,000 cases of hookworm, and 560,000 cases of the parasitic disease lymphatic filariasis, which can cause elephantiasis. In addition to lymphatic filariasis, the Caribbean region also has high rates of schistosomiasis and of the intestinal worm hookworm ... For example, a project in Leogane, Haiti found that giving two drugs (DEC and albendazole) every year to the whole community led to near elimination of lymphatic filariasis after five... (Science Daily)
Broad Analysis Of Pollutants Using Fuzzy Logic Could Guide Water Quality Improvement Apr 19, 2008
However, in many parts of the world dam construction, irrigation development, and flood mitigation have led to an increased incidence of diseases, such as malaria, Japanese encephalitis, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and others. Water quality assessment is an essential part for maintaining good water quality, explained by Ramani Bai Gopinath and Mohamad Rom Tamjis. (Science Daily)
Double Trouble With Insecticide-resistant Mosquitoes Apr 10, 2008
9, 2008) Mosquitoes harbouring two insecticide-resistance genes have been found to survive unexpectedly well in an insecticide-free environment where carrying such genes would normally expected to be a burden. This results from the genes interacting with one another to the advantage of the host Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes* and to the detriment of pest management strategies affecting human health. (Science Daily)
Study finds doxycycline effective against filariasis in Southeast Asia Apr 10, 2008
Doxycycline alone is more effective against the most common form of filariasis in Southeast Asia than the standard treatment, with significantly fewer side effects, according to a new study published in the May 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and currently available online. Approximately 120 million people worldwide are infected with thread-like parasitic filarial worms causing lymphatic filariasis ... Doxycycline has previously been found to be effective against filariasis caused by the... (EurekAlert!)
Schistosomiasis More Debilitating Than Previously Estimated, Study Shows Mar 7, 2008
5, 2007) Once-yearly administration of two antiparasitic drugs to control lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) costs just 0. 06 to 2. (Science Daily)
Elephant foot disease widespread in Indonesia Mar 3, 2008
The spacious peat land, rain forests and palm oil plantations in the province are safe havens for mosquitoes which transmit the tropical foot abscess disease filariasis, in addition to dengue and malaria. According to a recent survey, of the province's all eleven regencies, only Kampar and Rokan Hulu remain free of filariasis, the major newspaper The Jakarta Post said. (Xinhuanet, China)
USAID Fights Neglected Tropical Diseases Feb 23, 2008
The initiative will build on U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) investments in NTDs control and will target seven major diseases: lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis); schistosomiasis (snail fever); trachoma (eye infection); onchocerciasis (river blindness); and three soil-transmitted helminthes (hookworm, roundworm, and whipworm). Approximately one billion people, mostly in the developing world, suffer from one or more NTDs. (PR Newswire)
Fact Sheet: Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases Around The World Feb 20, 2008
This Initiative will make a total of $350 million available over five years to provide integrated treatment of more than 300 million people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and target seven major NTDs: lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis); schistosomiasis (snail fever); trachoma (eye infection); onchocerciasis (river blindness); and three soil-transmitted helminthes (STHs hookworm, roundworm, whipworm). This investment increases the United States' commitment to NTDs from $15 million in 2008 to... (White House News Releases)
A cure for elephantiasis Feb 9, 2008
Elephantiasis or Lymphatic Filariasis affects 25 million people across 15 states in the country, and this new method has helped to treat over 500 patients. Chief Dermatologist and one of the founders of this Institute, Dr S R Narahari, described it as a pioneering effort, given the gravity of the disease which is affecting the whole social fabric of the patients who are suffering from elephantiasis". "Ayurveda and Yoga is a self care for the management of lymphoedema. (India Times, India)
Seminar on lymphatic filariasis begins on Tuesday Feb 5, 2008
KASARGOD: The three-day national seminar on evidence-based integrated medicine for lymphatic filariasis, other chronic skin diseases and HIV/AIDS will commence here on Tuesday ... According to Dr. Narahari, there are a billion people at risk of getting lymphatic filariasis (LF) in about 80 countries. (Newindpress)
Zanzibar Study Paves Way For Mass Co-delivery Of Three Antiparasitic Drugs Jan 24, 2008
The study shows the safety of delivering three drugs simultaneously -- ivermectin, albendazole and praziquantel -- in order to tackle three diseases, elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis), soil-transmitted worms (helminths), and schistosomiasis ... The study, initiated by the WHO in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania, and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's Lymphatic Filariasis Support Centre, examined the possible... (Science Daily)
Drug cocktail could help parasite victims: study Jan 23, 2008
The drugs treat elephantiasis -- also known as lymphatic filariasis -- soil-transmitted worms and schistosomiasis. All the treatments are known to be effective but the impact of delivering them all at once was not known. (Scientific American)
Poor Americans Suffer Hidden Burden Of Parasitic And Other Neglected Diseases Jan 2, 2008
1, 2008) Large numbers of the poorest Americans living in the United States are suffering from some of the same parasitic infections that affect the poor in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, says the Editor-in-Chief of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. In an article entitled "Poverty and Neglected Diseases in the 'Other' America," Professor Peter Hotez (George Washington University and the Sabin Vaccine Institute) says that there is evidence that the parasitic diseases toxocariasis, cysticercosis... (Science Daily)
Neglected tropical diseases burden those overseas, but travelers also at risk Dec 26, 2007
Though little known to most Americans, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, leishmaniasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis and other so-called neglected tropical diseases are responsible for severe health burdens, especially among the worlds poorest people ... The researchers found that filarial infections responsible for such diseases as onchocerciasis (river blindness), lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and loiasis (African eyeworm illness) made up 271 (0 ... ARTICLE: EM Lipner et al.... (EurekAlert!)
Poor Americans in the United States suffer hidden burden of parasitic and other neglected diseases Dec 26, 2007
CITATION: Hotez PJ (2007) Neglected Diseases and Poverty in The Other America: The Greatest Health Disparity in the United States" PLoS Negl Trop Dis 1(3): e149. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000149 For the GeoSentinal Surveillance Network study: CONTACT: News and Public Information Branch National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health Bldg. 31, Room 7A29 31 Center Dr., MSC 2520 Bethesda, MD 20892-2520 301-402-1663 PLEASE ADD THIS LINK TO THE PUBLISHED... (EurekAlert!)
Locals fear chikungunya, administration rules out Dec 6, 2007
Almost 90 percent of the mosquitoes have been found to be anopheles that contribute to malaria and the rest are culex which act as vectors for filariasis. We have, however, intensified the cleaning and mosquito treatment operations across the city, Das added. (Newindpress)
Elephantiasis hits Depok district Dec 1, 2007
Elephantiasis is a symptom of lymphatic filariasis -- a parasitic and infectious tropical disease caused by thread-like parasitic filarial worms which are transmitted by mosquitoes. It causes a thickening of the skin and underlying tissue in sufferers, as the parasites lodge in their lymphatic system. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Parasitic Tropical Diseases In The Americas -- A Legacy Of Slavery -- Can Be Eliminated Nov 27, 2007
26, 2007) Although it has been speculated for more than a century that the slave trade was responsible for bringing many tropical diseases to the Americas, only recently has convincing evidence shown that lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), schistosomiasis, and onchocerciasis (river blindness) originated in this way ... "Lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, and onchocerciasis were most likely imported to the Americas through transportation of millions of persons from sub-Saharan Africa to... (Science Daily)
Nigeria: Climate Change Threatens Hydroelectricity Generation Nov 22, 2007
Examples of such are malaria, filariasis, and yellow fever while cerebro-spinal meningitis, measles and small pox virus killer diseases are prevalent in the arid zones of the continent. Daggash mentioned also that total available water have reduced by 40 per cent to 60 per cent in Africa's largest catchment basins of Niger, Lake Chad and Senegal. (allAfrica.com)
Millions endure elephantiasis needlessly: study Nov 21, 2007
The condition, also known as lymphatic filariasis (LF), is caused by small, thread-like parasitic worms spread by mosquitoes that can live for years inside the human body and thrive in the human lymphatic system. The researchers interviewed 60 people with different stages of LF out of an estimated 300,000 sufferers in Sri Lanka. (Scientific American)
State to combat filaria with central aid Nov 6, 2007
The state government has decided a two-phase campaign to combat elephantiasis (filariasis) commonly identified as massive limb swelling across 17 sensitive districts of Maharashtra from November 15-19 ... The central ministry of health and family welfare report described filariasis as a major public health problem in Indian next only to malaria, adding that there were about 470 million people living in filarial endemic areas in about 250 districts across the country ... Filariasis leads to... (Daily News & Analysis)
Mass Drug Treatment For Elephantiasis Is Affordable Compared With Other Public Health Programs Nov 5, 2007
5, 2007) Once-yearly administration of two anti-parasitic drugs to control lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) costs just 0 ... 307 billion people worldwide in 83 countries are at risk of lymphatic filariasis (LF), a disfiguring parasitic disease caused by thread-like nematode worms ... Citation: Goldman AS, Guisinger VH, Aikins M, Amarillo MLE, Belizario VY, et al. (2007) National Mass Drug Administration Costs for Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination. (Science Daily)
Medical researchers urged not to compromise quality Oct 13, 2007
Dr Thomas Kruppa, Director of KCCR, said the Centre was at the forefront of filariasis research revolutionizing the treatment of onchocerciasis and elephantiasis, adding that, the Centre had been selected as one of the 8 centres in Africa to participate in the clinical development of the promising malaria vaccine, which if proved successful would save millions of children's lives in Africa. The Centre was also building up capacity into clinical research with the aim of testing drugs and vaccines... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Divergence receives $734,000 NIH grant Sep 25, 2007
One disease caused by filarial parasites, called lymphatic filariasis or elephantiasis, causes massive swelling of the limbs and is the second leading cause of long-term disability, with 140 million cases. Another filarial parasite-caused disease, onchocerciasis or river blindness, is a major cause of infectious blindness. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Genome mapped for elephantiasis parasite Sep 22, 2007
Writing in the journal Science, the researchers said they figured out the genetic content of Brugia malayi (pronounced BROO-gee-ah ma-LAY-eye), one of the worms most responsible for causing elephantiasis, also called lymphatic filariasis. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Genetic Code Of Parasitic Worm That Causes Elephantiasis Revealed Sep 22, 2007
The life cycle of Brugia malayi, the causal agent of Filariasis (Elephantiasis). (Credit: Courtesy of CDC/Alexander J. da Silva/Melanie Moser). (Science Daily)
Elephantiasis worm's genome cracked Sep 22, 2007
Writing in the journal Science, the researchers said they figured out the genetic content of Brugia malayi, one of the worms most responsible for causing elephantiasis, also called lymphatic filariasis. Experts said more than 150 million people worldwide have been infected by this and similar parasites, particularly in parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
A Global Coalition of Good Sep 8, 2007
Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Abbott Laboratories and others have launched major drug programs, backed by considerable staff efforts, to battle devastating diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, trachoma, leprosy, lymphatic filariasis and more. These and other companies are discovering the powerful added benefits of reaching out to the poor beyond the obvious direct ones: better morale among workers and customers; a boost in campus recruiting; a chance to identify and... (Time.com)
Breaking the Poverty Trap (extended version) Aug 22, 2007
The tropics, especially in Africa, are home to lethal and debilitating diseases, such as malaria, soil-transmitted helminthes, filariasis and several others borne by water or insect vectors. In the temperate zones of North America, Europe, China and Japan, those afflictions may be nonexistent or easily controlled, but they are much harder to contain or eliminate in the hot tropics. (Scientific American)
Mangalore: Massive Drive against Filariasis Planned on Jul 28 Jul 26, 2007
Mangalore, Jul 26: The department of health is planning to undertake a massive drug administration (MDA) drive against filariasis in the district. The coastal and high tropic regions of the state have a high prevalence of filariasis, according to Dr Jagannath, the district health officer and it is a vector-borne disease that spreads through the Culex mosquito, he added ... Saturday July 28 will be observed as National Filariasis Day. (Daijiworld.com)
Burma junta faulted for rampant diseases UCB, Jun. 28 Jun 29, 2007
From health clinics in those regions, they gathered data on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and lymphatic filariasis, and interviewed aid officials and health care workers. The researchers found that the widespread distribution of counterfeit antimalarial drugs, coupled with the rise of drug-resistant malaria and tuberculosis, pose a major health threat to the Burmese people, especially those living in border areas where health care is scarce, if available at all. (University of California Newswire, CA)
Over 60 Nepali fall sick after consuming anti-elephantiasis pills Jun 27, 2007
According to World Health Organization website, Elephantiasis is also called Lymphatic Filariasis, which puts at risk more than a billion people in more than 80 countries. Over 120 million have already been affected by it, over 40 million of them are seriously incapacitated and disfigured by the disease. (People's Daily Online, China)
Bogor residents line up for free medicine to fight elephantiasis Jun 9, 2007
HEALTH EFFORT: Women and children gather around health officers working to prevent filariasis by distributing free medicine in Bogor ... Hundreds of Bogor residents aged between two to 65 years old received free medicines Friday as part of efforts to stamp out mosquito-borne elephantiasis, known by doctors as lymphatic filariasis ... Kebun Kelapa resident Roro, 35, said she welcomed the health agency's initiative, saying she never would have known that diseases such as lymphatic filariasis were... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
We all have a stake in mosquito control May 24, 2007
Some are capable of transmitting diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, dengue, filariasis and encephalitis [St. Louis encephalitis (SLE), Western Equine encephalitis (WEE), LaCrosse encephalitis (LAC), Japanese encephalitis (JE), Eastern Equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus (WNV)] to humans and animals. (East Greenwich Pendulum, RI)
Old, new ailments trouble Micronesia May 20, 2007
They treated all 200 people on one island for filariasis, an infection known as elephantiasis, caused by a small parasitic worm spread by mosquitoes. It blocks lymphatic channels, causing swollen arms and legs. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Elephantiasis vaccine for Bogor citizens May 9, 2007
BOGOR: More than four million people have been tested for elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis) in greater-Bogor after 20 people were found with the leprosy-like disease, officials said Tuesday ... Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by microscopic, thread-like worms ... The WHO stipulates if there is more than one percent of filariasis cases found in a population, the area is considered endemic to the lymphatic disease. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
W/R GHS to undertake mass drug administration Apr 26, 2007
Sekondi, April 25, GNA- The Western Regional branch of the Ghana Health Service is to undertake a mass drug administration for Onchocereciasis (River Blindness) and Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) in districts endemic to the diseases in the region. Dr. Linda Vanotoo, Deputy Regional Director of Health Services, announced this at a press briefing at Sekondi on Wednesday. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Burkina Faso: Eliminating the 'Disease of the Poorest of the Poor' Apr 11, 2007
Zoundi suffers from lymphatic filariasis, a mosquito-borne parasitic disease that in one form is known as elephantiasis ... Filariasis affects more than 120 million people worldwide, one-third of whom live in Africa, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) ... About 80 percent of the population will benefit from free medicine given by the government to combat the illness, said Dr. Dominique Kyelem, head of the national program for the eradication of lymphatic filariasis. (allAfrica.com)
Aust to 'suffer extensively' from climate change Apr 6, 2007
It also says warmer temperatures and decreasing water resources will increase the burden of diseases such as diarrhoea, malaria, dengue, filariasis and schistosomiasis. World's poor 'hardest hit. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Offbeat)
Drug-Enriched Salt Could Prevent Devastating Tropical Disease Mar 21, 2007
Though little known outside the developing world, the disease called lymphatic filariasis wreaks havoc on millions of people by causing their limbs and genitals to fill with fluid and swell monstrously the symptom commonly known as elephantiasis ... Operationally and socially, it s a challenge to put it into place, said Eric Ottesen, M.D., director of the Lymphatic Filariasis Support Center in Decatur, Ga ... With filariasis affecting an estimated 120 million people in more than 83 countries, a... (Science Daily)
River parasite eats at children Mar 14, 2007
Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever or bilharzia, has become yet another plague--like intestinal worms, lymphatic filariasis and trachoma--running rampant in Africa, despite an inexpensive and readily available medicine. It is estimated that 200 million people suffer from the malady worldwide, a majority without treatment. (FOX59, IN)
Now, a rapid detection kit for filaria Mar 14, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007. Scientists make rapid detection kit for filaria. (Hindustan Times, India)
Develop aquaculture to meet protein needs - Director WRI Mar 9, 2007
Dr. Owusu-Frimpong said, "The release and colonisation of fish species that feed on vectors of guinea worm, malaria, filariasis and bilharzias can bring about a reduction in vector population and disease transmission". He called on the government, development partners and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to collaborate with the Northern Empowerment Association (NEA), a local NGO based in Tamale for the promotion of aquaculture and fisheries development in the north to increase food security... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
RI must stay angry, but temper its anger with wisdom Feb 20, 2007
Armies of other diseases, from the highly infectious to ancient scourges such as leprosy and lymphatic filariasis, must still be tackled, mostly with the help of organizations such as the WHO.. Although it is still very much under debate, if the virus mutates not only into a more virulent one, but also one capable of human-to-human transmission, Indonesia will face big problems because of its financial shortages and the vast territory it must cover. (Jakarta Post)
Hokule'a also bringing gift of medical teams Feb 19, 2007
They also suffer from stroke and heart attacks, hygiene- and sanitation-related health problems and more exotic diseases such as dengue and filariasis, Ansdell said. Also known as elephantiasis, filariasis is caused by a small parasitic worm spread by mosquitoes that blocks lymphatic channels, causing swollen arms and legs, he said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Stakeholders meet on neglected tropical diseases Feb 7, 2007
The programme would cover all the 26 endemic districts in the Northern and Upper West Regions where pockets of trachoma could be identified, as well as 61 districts in eight regions where Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) could be found, Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said on Tuesday. Five of the ancient neglected tropical diseases 96 Trachoma; Lymphatic Filariasisl; Onchocerciasis; Schistosomiasis and intestinal worms - are associated with... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Malaria Strategic Document to be revised - Official Feb 3, 2007
Professor John Gyarpong, Head of the Health Research Unit of GHS, spoke on the neglected diseases like onchocerciasis, popularly known as river blindness, and Lymphatic Filariasis, which is Elephantiasis, were some of the diseases which attacked people but were not talked about. He said strategies had been put in place to scale up interventions and called for more human resource, infrastructure and logistics as well as funding from the Government to run programmes. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Chronic condition'I developed elephantiasis after an accident in the UK' Jan 21, 2007
In tropical countries elephantiasis is usually a symptom of a disease called Lymphatic Filariasis ... Trudy does not have lymphatic filariasis. (BBC News -- UK)
