Lymphatic filariasis infects 120 million people in 73 countries worldwide and continues to be
a worsening problem, especially in Africa and the Indian subcontinent. Elephantiasis�…

This review addresses' changes in the ecology of vectors and epidemiology of vector-borne
diseases which result from deforestation. Selected examples are considered from viral and�…

This paper estimates the global burden of lymphatic filariasis based on a review of the
published literature on infection and disease surveys. A method for aggregating and�…

The first edition of this book, published by University Press of New England in 1986, sold
over 2500 copies, and was received as the best introductory overview of this broad field�…

Background Loiasis is a major obstacle to ivermectin treatment for onchocerciasis control
and lymphatic filariasis elimination in central Africa. In communities with a high level of�…

This manual has been designed to provide laboratory workers in diagnostic parasitology
with an aid that provides all information required for detecting and identifying parasitic�…

Geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) technologies are being
used increasingly to study the spatial and temporal patterns of infectious diseases. For�…

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a major cause of acute and chronic morbidity in the tropical and
subtropical parts of the world. The availability of safe, single-dose, drug treatment regimens�…

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a disease not just treatable or controllable; it is a disease that can
be eliminated. Indeed, LF is currently the target of a major global initiative to do just that; a�…

Disease maps are becoming increasingly important in infectious disease epidemiology and
control. For lymphatic filariasis, the development of such maps has been hampered in the�…