August 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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New in #TRSTMH: Anjal et al conduct a study of ongoing #lymphaticfilariasis transmission in #India 20 years on from the implementation of a mass drug administration program
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Vector incrimination studies of lymphatic filariasis in rural areas of endemic Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, India
AbstractBackground. Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by infections from Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi or Brugia timori. Th
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August 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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A Pill That Makes Your Blood Deadly to Mosquitoes? It's Real - And It Works
7-26-25
#scitechdaily #medsky #blood #deadly #mosquitoes #malaria #pill
#poison #medication #ivermectin #onchocerciasis #lymphaticfilariasis #insecticide #BOHEMIAproject #ASH #JCM #anemia #TTM #AABB
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A Pill That Makes Your Blood Deadly to Mosquitoes? It’s Real – And It Works
A common pill turns your blood into mosquito poison—and slashes malaria in the process.
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July 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Out now in @plos NTDs - overlap between #LF prevalence and #malaria ITN access / use. Congrats to Joanna Whisnant and the authorship team. This has been a long time coming and great to see it out!
#NTDs #episky #malaria #lymphaticfilariasis
#NTDs #episky #malaria #lymphaticfilariasis
Examining the overlap in lymphatic filariasis prevalence and malaria insecticide-treated net access-use in endemic Africa
Author summary Lymphatic filariasis is a vector-borne disease that can cause significant disability. There is evidence that insecticide-treated nets used by malaria programs can contribute to lymphati...
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June 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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🦟🪱" #Vector-borne helminthiases (eg. #onchocerciasis, #LymphaticFilariasis, #loiasis, and #mansonellosis): a road map for current and future research to support control and elimination in sub-Saharan #Africa": by Joseph Kamgno et al. in @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social
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June 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Grad students David Otu-Aboagye & Salma Kwarteng are finding smarter antifolate drugs to target DHFR in Wuchereria bancrofti, the parasite behind lymphatic filariasis. Promising early hits, crystal structures! Read more: wix.to/cY9bn3B #LymphaticFilariasis #DrugDiscovery #GlobalHealth #elephantiasis
Targeting Parasitic DHFR: Montclair State Students Advance Antifolate Drug Discovery for Lymphatic Filariasis
At the 2025 Theobald Smith Society Spring Symposium, graduate students David Otu-Aboagye and Salma Kwarteng from Nina Goodey’s Lab at Montclair State University presented an engaging talk on their res...
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May 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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New issue is live!🙌
Featuring #BreastCancer prevention in #WesternPacific, adolescent #MentalHealth in #HongKong, persistent #LymphaticFilariasis in Tonga & more!
🖋️Editorial: Advancing #patient-centred care in clinical #trials
🎨Cover: Sandra Chan, Samara Hussain
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Featuring #BreastCancer prevention in #WesternPacific, adolescent #MentalHealth in #HongKong, persistent #LymphaticFilariasis in Tonga & more!
🖋️Editorial: Advancing #patient-centred care in clinical #trials
🎨Cover: Sandra Chan, Samara Hussain
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May 7, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Join us on April 24 as we celebrate Dr. Eric Ottesen and global progress toward LF elimination. This special event is open to all. Register now!
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Celebrating Dr. Eric Ottesen: A Legacy in LF Elimination
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April 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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#WHO validated 21 countries to have eliminated #LymphaticFilariasis 🦠
In #Tonga, without #surveillance strategies, persistent LF transmission is seen 7 years post-validation, highlighting the need of community monitoring especially in the #SouthPacific ⚠️
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In #Tonga, without #surveillance strategies, persistent LF transmission is seen 7 years post-validation, highlighting the need of community monitoring especially in the #SouthPacific ⚠️
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Persistent lymphatic filariasis transmission seven years after validation of elimination as a public health problem: a cross-sectional study in Tonga
We found persistent LF transmission in Tonga seven years post-validation. Community
surveillance yielded the highest Ag and Mf prevalence. Efficiency of PVS could be
improved by integrating surveillan...
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March 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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We posted 5 new research papers to ichords.org. Check them out here: www.ichords.org/resources/. These articles explore the experiences of those affected by #trachoma, #lymphaticfilariasis, #rabies, #leprosy, #onchocerciasis and #scabies in #India, #Ethiopia, #Uganda, and #DRC.
iCHORDS – Community of Practice – Connecting social and behavioural science research to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
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February 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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New in #TRSTMH: Biswas et al evaluate the mass drug administration coverage for #LymphaticFilariasis across several endemic districts in #India
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Mass drug administration coverage evaluation for lymphatic filariasis in selected endemic districts of Jharkhand, India
AbstractBackground. This study aimed to evaluate mass drug administration (MDA) coverage for lymphatic filariasis (LF) in selected endemic districts of Jha
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February 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Vaccines have such a long history of success, to deny them is to deny history -- vaccines eradicated or controlled many diseases and saved lives.
#measles #smallpox #polio #malaria #mumps #rubella #Rinderpest #Guineaworm #LymphaticFilariasis #Cysticercosis #Covid #antivaxxer
#measles #smallpox #polio #malaria #mumps #rubella #Rinderpest #Guineaworm #LymphaticFilariasis #Cysticercosis #Covid #antivaxxer
December 13, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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Elimination by 2027? India carries the heaviest load of #LymphaticFilariasis globally with almost 40% of the world's cases; insufficient control measures & lack of community acceptance pose major challenges
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Elimination by 2027? India’s Final Push Against Lymphatic Filariasis
India bears the world’s highest burden of LF, accounting for nearly 40% of global cases. But inadequate control measures and community acceptance has complicated govt efforts
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December 11, 2024 at 10:14 PM
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‘The cost of being a woman is pain’: How UP’s women are confronting a public health crisis #LymphaticFilariasis #LF #India
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‘The cost of being a woman is pain’: How UP’s women are confronting a public health crisis
‘The cost of being a woman is pain’: How UP’s women are confronting a public health crisis
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December 9, 2024 at 10:11 PM
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Nearly 40% of #LymphaticFilariasis cases are in India 🇮🇳. The country aims to eliminate the disease by 2027, three years before the global targets, but is it ready for it?
This article reports on the challenges to reach the finish line 👉 bit.ly/3Bi7ZEs #beatNTDs
This article reports on the challenges to reach the finish line 👉 bit.ly/3Bi7ZEs #beatNTDs
Elimination by 2027? India’s Final Push Against Lymphatic Filariasis
India bears the world’s highest burden of LF, accounting for nearly 40% of global cases. But inadequate control measures and community acceptance has complicated govt efforts
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December 6, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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🦟🪱"Growth the size of a melon: a scrotum-swelling disease threatening thousands.
Efforts to eradicate the painful and disfiguring #mosquito-borne infection #LymphaticFilariasis are advancing, but it is still rife in 51 countries" #BeatNTDs
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Efforts to eradicate the painful and disfiguring #mosquito-borne infection #LymphaticFilariasis are advancing, but it is still rife in 51 countries" #BeatNTDs
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Growth the size of a melon: a scrotum-swelling disease threatening thousands
Efforts to eradicate the disfiguring mosquito-borne infection lymphatic filariasis are advancing, but it is still rife in 51 countries
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October 25, 2024 at 10:11 AM
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#Brazil 🇧🇷 eliminates #LymphaticFilariasis 🦟as a public health problem #BeatNTDs
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Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem
Washington D.C., 30 September 2024 (PAHO) – The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.
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October 1, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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