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Lymphatic Filariasis 
Rarely life-threatening, lymphatic filariasis causes widespread and chronic suffering, disability, and social stigma. It can lead to grotesquely swollen limbs - a condition known as elephantiasis.
Review Articles
9 Mar 2010
Vector-borne diseases: what will be the impact of climate and other environmental changes?
A review concludes that we do not know enough about the ecology of diseases such as malaria and dengue to be able to make accurate predictions. Nevertheless, appropriate action can be taken now to reduce their impact.
Source: Journal of Experimental Biology
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15 Sep 2009
Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: Review of Their Prevalence, Distribution, and Disease Burden
A review demonstrates the high burden due to NTDs in Africa. The authors call for this category of diseases to be accorded a higher priority.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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News
9 Feb 2010
Could drug reformulation provide new treatment for river blindness and elephantiasis?
A US researcher has been awarded a $2 million grant to investigate the potential of flubendazole as a treatment for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis.
Source: Michigan State University
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4 Feb 2010
Obama plans to increase support for global health; neglected disease funding would more than double
Regardless of the state of the global economy, the Obama administration has put forward a budget for 2011 that would increase funding for global health by 9%, and for neglected tropical diseases by an astonishing 140%.
Source: TropIKA.net
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Editorial Opinions
15 Jan 2010
Disease control in Haiti after the earthquake
The burden of infectious disease in Haiti is already the worst in the Americas region. Will this new disaster disrupt long-term efforts to bring these diseases under control?
Source: TropIKA.net
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15 May 2009
Rescuing the bottom billion through control of neglected tropical diseases
Ninety per cent of the NTD disease burden is caused by seven diseases all of which are amenable to control, but increased investment will be needed.
Source: Lancet
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Research Articles
5 Nov 2009
Immune activation by life-shortening Wolbachia and reduced filarial competence in mosquitoes
Infection with Wolbachia bacteria is already known to shorten the life of mosquitoes. Now it seems that they also promote the action of the mosquito’s immune system against the parasite that causes filariasis in humans.
Source: Science
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5 Nov 2009
Integrated Mapping of Neglected Tropical Diseases: Epidemiological Findings and Control Implications for Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State, Southern Sudan
Prevalence rates for NTDs can be determined simultaneously, through integrated survey methods.
Source: PLoS NTDs
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