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�…

Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is one of the neglected tropical diseases targeted for
global elimination by 2020 and to guide elimination efforts countries have, in recent years�…

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�…

Lymphatic filariasis remains a major public health problem in Africa and is 1 of the World
Health Organization's 6 diseases targeted for global eradication. However, no detailed maps�…

Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is one of the neglected tropical diseases targeted for
global elimination. The ability to interrupt transmission is, partly, influenced by the underlying�…

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is endemic in approximately 80 tropical and subtropical countries.
About 120 million people are infected with the parasite and a billion are estimated to be at�…

Lymphatic filariasis has afflicted people in the tropical areas of the world for thousands of
years but even up to comparatively recent times it has been poorly understood and its�…

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a disabling and disfiguring disease resulting from a mosquito-
borne parasitic infection. It is a major public health problem in many countries with a warm�…

The Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) is a program that aims to
eliminate lymphatic filariasis by 2030. The GPELF strategy is based on interrupting�…

Lymphatic filariasis affects 119 million people living in 73 countries, with India accounting for
40% of the global prevalence of infection. Despite its debilitating effects, lymphatic filariasis�…