Sri Lankans infected with lymphatic filariasis (also known as elephantiasis) experience severe loss of income, social isolation, and devastating stigma resulting in emotional distress, delayed ...

In Kwale County, Lymphatic Filariasis causes untold suffering, but doctors like Dr Jasper Mwahanje and Dr Paul Gathuma, are at the forefront of transforming the lives of those affected. Kwale, known ...

On my win-a-trip journey, a reminder that a fifth of the world’s people have worms. By Nicholas Kristof It started with vomiting after a day of sightseeing and ended with edema that just wouldn’t go ...

A portable scanning device produces a 3-D reconstruction of swollen legs (above) caused by lymphatic filariasis, a disease that infects millions globally. Researchers at Washington University School ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Brazil has worked since 1997 to eliminate the lymphatic filariasis. More than 657 million people in 39 countries ...

Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday launched the Annual Nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Campaign for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) through a video conference ...

New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda today launched the Annual Nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Campaign for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis ...

Lucknow: A mass drug administration (MDA) campaign aimed at eliminating lymphatic filariasis was launched across 21 districts and 64 blocks in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. The programme was virtually ...

Nagpur, The Maharashtra health department is intensifying its fight against lymphatic filariasis, a serious public health concern transmitted through infected mosquito bites and a leading cause of ...