In the course of treatment of bancroftian filariasis with Hetrazan, massive expulsion of ascarids was reported by Briceno Rossi and Hewitt (1949) in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, as well as Galliard and Mille (1949) in Tahiti, South Pacific. Hewitt et al. (1950) reported similar action of Hetrazan when the drug was used in the mass control of bancroftian filariasis in the field in St. Croix, Virgi...

BACKGROUND Despite increased immigration to the United States from endemic areas, the diagnosis of microfilariasis in this country remains infrequent. This disease may occasionally present as a breast mass, in the absence of other clinical findings. CASE We report an unusual case of Wuchereria bancrofti diagnosed in a pregnant woman by breast fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and discuss the clini...

In Burkina Faso, onchocerciasis was no longer a public health problem when the WHO Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa closed at end 2002. However, epidemiological surveillance carried out from November 2010 to February of 2011, showed recrudescence infection Cascades Region. This finding made time ivermectin, drug recommended for treatment both and lymphatic filariasis, had been di...

BACKGROUND: Hygiene and skin care are effective and important interventions in the management of lymphoedema secondary to lymphatic filariasis. We analyzed the impact on the quality of life that education and introduction of a designated nurse had on lymphoedema patients in a community that was endemic for lymphatic filariasis. METHODS: Patients' life quality was assessed using a Dermatology Li...

BACKGROUND Lymphatic filariasis is a globally neglected tropical parasitic disease which affects individuals of all ages and leads to an altered lymphatic system and abnormal enlargement of body parts. METHODS A mathematical model of lymphatic filariaris with intervention strategies is developed and analyzed. Control of infections is analyzed within the model through medical treatment of infe...