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 ...

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 sub ...

Doctors said the severe swelling of the scrotum was due to a parasitic infection, commonly seen in cases of lymphatic ...

Lymphatic filariasis, a devastating parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitoes, affects more than 110 million people worldwide. 1 People who suffer from the infection experience extremely painful ...

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.

Infections with worms from the filarial group, also known as filariasis, can lead to river blindness and, if left untreated, to elephantiasis - a disease in which extremities become greatly ...

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 ...

The objective of the central team was to understand the factors behind Birbhum’s impressive performance in combating the ...

A filariasis network group, raised by the Center for advocacy & research (CFAR), on Saturday, took out an awareness rally with co-operation of the health department at Kalyanpur block. Raghuveer ...

The Ministry of Health’s Vector Control Unit on Friday launched the Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Campaign at Carmel Secondary School Auditorium, Albouystown. Over the next two weeks ...

(Image Credits: Pixabay) Lymphatic Filariasis, also known as Elephantiasis, continues to be a major public health challenge in India. A vector-borne parasitic disease, it is an extremely painful ...