Malaria remains a major killer with more than 1 million deaths each year in sub-Saharan Africa alone while yellow fever, dengue fever, West Nile virus, encephalitis and filariasis continue to have an impact on populations worldwide. The Anopheles strains of mosquitoes are largely responsible for the transmission of Plasmodium or malaria, the Culex tarsalis accounts largely for West Nile virus, ...

Over 892 million people in 48 countries are at risk of infection by nematodes that cause lymphatic filariasis. As part the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis, mass drug administration is distributed communities until surveillance indicates rates below target prevalence thresholds. In some countries, including American Samoa, filariasis transmission persists despite years and/or ...

Parasites in the human breast are uncommon but not rare. Cysticercus and filariasis in fine needle breast aspirates have been documented and their cytomorphology is well characterised. However, the host tissue response to these parasites and the factors responsible for their initiation are not clear. Over a 21 year period, 28 cases of breast parasites (16 cases of cysticercus and 12 of filarias...

problem in tropical countries like India1. Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori are the three nematodes responsible for the filariasis. Of these, only W. bancrofti and B. malayi are found in India. The disease has a predilection for lower limbs, spermatic cord and epididymis2. The breast3, thyroid4, body fluids5 and skin6 are unusual sites for filariasis. Oral or perioral invol...