Lymphatic filariasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年11月21日 · Treatment. Elimination of lymphatic filariasis is possible by stopping the spread of the infection through preventive chemotherapy. The WHO recommended preventive …
Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) - World Health Organization …
2024年10月4日 · Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease that can result in an altered lymphatic system and the abnormal enlargement of body parts, causing pain, severe disability and social …
Lymphatic filariasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
2020年1月30日 · All people with filariasis who have microfilaraemia or a positive antigen test should receive antifilarial drug treatment to eliminate microfilariae. Unfortunately, the …
Indonesia firmly committed to eliminating lymphatic filariasis as a ...
2020年4月29日 · Indonesia recently completed the last of its annual large-scale treatment for lymphatic filariasis (also known as elephantiasis or Penyakit Kaki Gajah) in Malaka District …
Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases - World Health …
The Alere Filariasis Test Strip (FTS) is a rapid diagnostic test recommended for mapping, monitoring and transmission assessment surveys (TAS) for the qualitative detection of …
Lymphatic filariasis WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
2018年10月8日 · Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease that can result in an altered lymphatic system and the abnormal enlargement of body parts, causing pain, severe disability, and …
Lymphatic filariasis: reporting continued progress towards …
2020年10月29日 · The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) has delivered over 8.2 billion cumulative treatments to more than 923 million people since 2000. …
Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis
In order to interrupt transmission, districts in which lymphatic filariasis is endemic must be mapped and community-wide mass treatment programmes implemented to treat the entire at-risk …
Onchocerciasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
2022年1月11日 · Its main strategy was the establishment of sustainable community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) and vector control with environmentally-safe methods where …
Determination, innovation and adaptation can keep lymphatic …
2021年10月21日 · COVID-19 has severely disrupted the implementation of large-scale treatment programmes for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including lymphatic filariasis (LF). …