Filariasis
Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by an infection with roundworms of the Filarioidea type. These are spread by blood-feeding insects such as black flies and mosquitoes. They belong to the group of diseases called helminthiases. Eight known filarial worms have humans as a definitive host. These are divided into three groups according to the part of the body they affect: Lymphatic filariasis is caused by the worms Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori. These worms occupy the lymphatic system, including the lymph nodes; in chronic cases, these worms lead to the syndrome of elephantiasis. Subcutaneous filariasis is caused …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 3 November 2023 French
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Lèpre Lymphatic filariasis https://www.who.int/health-topics/lymphatic-filariasis#tab=tab_1 Filiariose …
WHO: World Health Organization · 13 October 2023 French
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489 Global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: progress report, 2022 Sommaire 489 Programme … eliminate lymphatic filariasis: progress report, 2022 Introduction Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a preventable … the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) to stop transmission of infection by … Collaborators. The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis. Lancet Glob … the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis. Clin Infect Dis. 2017; 64:728-735 (doi:10.1093/cid/ciw835) …
WHO: World Health Organization · 13 October 2023 French
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eliminate lymphatic filariasis: progress report, 2022 Introduction Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a preventable … the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) to stop transmission of infection by … Collaborators. The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis. Lancet Glob … the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis. Clin Infect Dis. 2017; 64:728-735 (doi:10.1093/cid/ciw835) … Collabora- tors. The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18: a geos- patial analysis. Lancet Glob …
WHO: World Health Organization · 6 October 2023 French
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Lèpre Lymphatic filariasis https://www.who.int/health-topics/lymphatic-filariasis#tab=tab_1 Filiariose …
InterAcademy Partnership · 25 September 2023 English
The Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) is a regional network of Academies of Sciences created to support cooperation to strengthen science and technology as tools for advancing research …
vec- Transmitted by Water-related insect Dengue, filariasis, malaria, onchocerciasis, and yellow tor insect …
World Bank Group · 21 September 2023 English
The objective of this report is to examine the development of pharmacovigilance (PV) in Ghana and illustrate the role it plays in the health system, and more recently, during the …
neglected tropical diseases, such as lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, trachoma, schistosomiasis, …
World Bank Group · 18 September 2023 English
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) - conditions for which hospitalization could be prevented or reduced with timely access to effective preventive and early disease management services in primary health care …
days 0.2 Undernutrition 0.1 5 days 0.3 Filariasis 0.1 7 days 0.4 Source: Authors' calculation …
World Bank Group · 18 September 2023 English
The objective of this report is to examine the development of pharmacovigilance (PV) in Ghana and illustrate the role it plays in the health system, and more recently, during the …
neglected tropical diseases, such as lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, trachoma, schistosomiasis, …
AUDA-NEPAD: African Union Development Agency-NEPAD · 12 September 2023 English
The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of AUDA-NEPAD and WAHO concerning the …
economic consequences. Others include lymphatic filariasis, yellow fever and Chikungunya virus, which are …
USAID: United States Agency for International Development · 5 September 2023 English
Communicable diseases remain the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in the country - malaria continues to be a leading cause of illness and death in Burkina Faso, with an …
diseases. These diseases include trachoma, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, and soil-transmitted …
