Filariasis and Trypanosome Diseases

Filariasis and Elephantiasis

every Fijian is the subject of filariasis. These reasons, together with the preceding (1) are: (a) adult filarioe are to be found in the lymphatics and other tissues without the presence in the blood of corresponding microfilariae ; (b) a large proportion of Fijians are effected with what in common with others I regard as filarial disease, and in whom no microfilarire can be found in the blood....

Filariasis and Hæmoptysis

Filariasis: problems and challenges.

Being President of the Society during the past year has been an enriching experience and I thank you for the privilege and opportunity to serve. My special thanks go to Dr. John Scanlon who shoulders the work of the Society so effectively. The last time I addressed the entire Society' was in this city in 1972 at a joint meeting with the American Society of Parasitologists. I dis cussed the rela...

Filariasis and lymphoedema

Among the causes of lymphoedema (LE), secondary LE due to filariasis is the most prevalent. It affects only a minority of the 120 million people infected with the causative organisms of lymphatic filariasis (LF), Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi/timori, but is clustered in families, indicating a genetic basis for development of this pathology. The majority of infected individuals develop ...

Epidemiological assessment of neglected diseases in children: lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis.

OBJECTIVE To report the prevalence of lymphatic filariasis and intestinal parasitic infections in school-aged children living in a filariasis endemic area and discuss about the therapeutic regimen adopted in Brazil for the large-scale treatment of filariasis. METHODS A cross-sectional study including 508 students aged 5-18 years old, enrolled in public schools within the city of Olinda, Perna...