Lymphatic Filariasis in Brazilian Urban Area (Maceió, Alagoas)

[Present status of bancroftian filariasis in Maceió, State of Alagoas, Brazil].

Epidemiological and entomological surveys were carried out in the human and mosquito populations in Maceió, Alagoas, in order to assess the present status of bancroftian lymphatic filariasis. Examination of thick blood smears of 10,450 students from different areas of the city revealed 0.66% Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaria carriers. The distribution of filariasis is focal in the city, 80% of ...

Lymphatic Filariasis: An Overview

Wuchereria brancofti, Brugia malayi, Brugia timori are the main parasites which causes lymphatic filariasis. Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected topical disease with more than 1.3 billoin people worldwide. These are spread from by blood-feeding black flies and mosquitoes. These worms occupy the lymphatic system, including the lymph nodes; in chronic cases, these worms lead to the disease elepha...

Assessment of family and neighbors of an individual infected with Wuchereria bancrofti from a non-endemic area in the city of Maceió, Brazil.

The family and neighbors of a patient infected with W. bancrofti microfilariae were assessed aiming to evaluate the occurrence of cases of lymphatic filariasis in a non-endemic area in the city of Maceió, in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. The patient had previously lived in an endemic focus; however, he has been living in an area where the parasite has never been detected for the past ten year...

Eighth Brazilian Symposium on Software Components, Architectures and Reuse, SBCARS 2014, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil, September 29-30, 2014

MDA—Lymphatic Filariasis

Lymphatic filariasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases. It is estimated that 120 million people are currently infected in 73 countries where filariasis is endemic. Lymphatic filariasis is a leading cause of chronic disability worldwide, including of 15 million people who have lymphoedema (elephantiasis) and 25 million men who have hydrocoele.