Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Around 20% of patients with obvious physical symptoms of lymphatic filariasis met the criteria for depression in ...

Earlier this year, after a gap of three long years, four cases of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), also known as elephantiasis, were reported in Bachubhai No Kuvo, a slum in Ramol, Ahmedabad. The condition, ...

MANILA, Philippines—Aside from malaria, another mosquito-borne disease gets highlighted in the Philippines every November—lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, a “painful and profoundly ...

Lymphatic Filariasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by three different species of parasitic worm, which are spread between human hosts by mosquitoes. The molecular interactions between the ...

Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandviya today inaugurated National Symposium on 'India's Roadmap to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis' at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. It highlighted the nation's progress ...

In Kwale County, Lymphatic Filariasis causes untold suffering, but doctors like Dr Jasper Mwahanje and Dr Paul Gathuma, are at the forefront of transforming the lives of those affected. Kwale, known ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Brazil has worked since 1997 to eliminate the lymphatic filariasis. More than 657 million people in 39 countries ...

Social media users have been left amazed by a video that has gone viral. In India, a 26-year-old man's scrotum was found to contain dancing worms. In the video, doctors from Max Super Specialty ...

It is an extremely painful and disfiguring disease that spreads through the bite of mosquitoes. (Image Credits: Pixabay) Lymphatic Filariasis, also known as Elephantiasis, continues to be a major ...

The launch comes a month after Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya called to eliminate filariasis by 2027, three years ahead of the global target. India has ramped up efforts in eliminating lymphatic ...

Lymphatic filariasis or falaria is a neglected tropical disease silently affecting millions in India, causes lifelong disability and social stigma. Transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, it leads to ...