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Filariasis

Known as: Filariases, Infections, Filarioidea, Filarioidea Infection 
Infections with nematodes of the superfamily FILARIOIDEA. The presence of living worms in the body is mainly asymptomatic but the death of adult… Expand
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22 relations

Broader (2)

Arthropod-borne disease, unspecifiedHelminthiasis
BrugiaElephantiasisGenus WuchereriaIn Blood
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Narrower (9)

Dipetalonema InfectionsDracunculiasisElaeophoriasisFilarial Elephantiases
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Review
2010
Review
2010
Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis
Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis are parasitic helminth diseases that constitute a serious public health issue in tropical… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Nelumbo nucifera leaf extract and its larvicidal activity against malaria and filariasis vectors
The aim of this study was to investigate the larvicidal potential of the hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, acetone, methanol… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: Health Impact after 8 Years
BACKGROUND In its first 8 years, the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) achieved an unprecedentedly rapid… Expand
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Lymphatic filariasis: Treatment, control and elimination.
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a disease not just treatable or controllable; it is a disease that can be eliminated. Indeed, LF is… Expand
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Review
2000
Review
2000
Effects of environmental change on emerging parasitic diseases.
Ecological disturbances exert an influence on the emergence and proliferation of malaria and zoonotic parasitic diseases… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The economic burden of lymphatic filariasis in India.
Lymphatic filariasis affects 119 million people living in 73 countries, with India accounting for 40% of the global prevalence of… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Helminth- and Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-induced immunity in children sensitized in utero to filariasis and schistosomiasis.
Infants and children are routinely vaccinated with bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) in areas of the world where worm infections are… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis.
  • Eric A. Ottesen
  • Tropical medicine & international health : TM…
  • 1998
    • Corpus ID: 23233626
Ten years ago, no one foresaw that in the year 2000 there would be a Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis.
 
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Review
1997
Review
1997
Strategies and tools for the control/elimination of lymphatic filariasis.
Lymphatic filariasis infects 120 million people in 73 countries worldwide and continues to be a worsening problem, especially in… Expand
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