The study was designed for mapping the filariasis transmission risk using geo-climatic variables. The application of remote sensing and GIS in the present study is mainly focused on profiling the areas at risk of filariasis transmission. The filariasis disease is caused by the Culex genus mosquito vector. The survival and longevity of infected filariasis vector mosquitoes are spatially determin...

Objective: To investigate the filarial specific IgG4 kits in disease surveillance of basic filariasis eliminated and filariasis eliminated area. Methods: filarial specific IgG4 kit was applied in filariasis endemic areas in China. While in some cases, blood were taken at night for microfilaria examination under microscope. Results: In high and middle filariasis endemic areas, results of filaria...

a 30-year-old woman presented with a palpable subcutaneous nodule in the areolar region of the left breast. sonomammographic examination revealed 2 cystic lesions showing typical “filarial dance” as vigorous twirling movement of multiple curvilinear echoes with mixed red blue color doppler signals that was non-rhythmic, nonpulsatile, and the characteristic pulse doppler trace due to irregular w...

Lymphatic filariasis is a major public health problem in India. It is unusual to find microfilariae in fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) smears of lymph nodes inspite of very high incidence in India. It is estimated that about 553.7 million 1 people are at risk of lymphatic filariasis infection in 243 districts across India. In the absence of clinical features of filariasis, FNAC may help ...

OBJECTIVES Until the early 2000s, lymphatic filariasis would commonly break out in the coastal areas in Korea. Through steady efforts combining investigation and treatment, filariasis was officially declared eradicated in 2008. This study surveyed the density of vector species of filariasis in past endemic areas, and inspected filariasis DNA from collected mosquitoes for protection against the ...

BACKGROUND: Within the Philippines areas endemic for lymphatic filariasis are in regions with the highest incidence of poverty. Out of a total of 79 provinces, 39 have a higher poverty incidence than the national average and 30 of these 39 provinces are endemic for lymphatic filariasis. DISCUSSION: Recognizing that provinces endemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF) are also the poorest provinces, ...

Worldwide, 140–250 million cases of lymphoedema are estimated to exist, with filariasis being the most common cause (Miller, 1998). Until now, there has been no precise estimation of the incidence of the disease in China. Fifty years ago, filarial lymphoedema was the most common variation of the disease. China was one of the most seriously affected countries in the world and filariasis was ende...

Filariasis is a problematic tropical vector borne infection. Here, the author proposes an idea on a physical change, serum specific gravity, in serum of filariasis cases and further extrapolates for its clinical usefulness. According to this study, the finalized estimated serum specificity in filariasis is more than that of normal condition. The change of the s...

Japan is said to have eradicated filariasis some 25 years ago, but the exact time (and even the definition of eradication) is not clear. However, the results of successful control programs clearly indicate that the number of microfilaria carriers had been reduced to a very low level long before the “eradication”. As filariasis disappeared, the once stigmatized disease quickly lost clinical sign...

BACKGROUND There is a danger that mass drug administration campaigns may fail to maintain adequate treatment coverage to achieve lymphatic filariasis elimination. Hence, additional measures to suppress transmission might be needed to ensure the success of the Global Program for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis. DISCUSSION Vector control successfully eliminated lymphatic filariasis when...