Re-assessing the global prevalence and distribution of lymphatic filariasis

E Michael, DAP Bundy, BT Grenfell - Parasitology, 1996 - cambridge.org
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 …

Sex differentials in susceptibility to lymphatic filariasis and implications for maternal child immunity

L Brabin - Epidemiology & Infection, 1990 - cambridge.org
This paper reviews epidemiological data to see if there are sex differentials in prevalence,
density and clinical pathology due to lymphatic filariasis. Of 53 studies from Africa, South …

Change in composition of the Anopheles gambiae complex and its possible implications for the transmission of malaria and lymphatic filariasis in north-eastern …

YA Derua, M Alifrangis, KM Hosea, DW Meyrowitsch… - Malaria journal, 2012 - Springer
Background A dramatic decline in the incidence of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
infection in coastal East Africa has recently been reported to be paralleled (or even …

Cross-Reactivity of Filariais ICT Cards in Areas of Contrasting Endemicity of Loa loa and Mansonella perstans in Cameroon: Implications for Shrinking of the …

S Wanji, N Amvongo-Adjia, B Koudou… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Immunochromatographic card test (ICT) is a tool to map the distribution of
Wuchereria bancrofti. In areas highly endemic for loaisis in DRC and Cameroon, a …

Lymphatic filariasis on the coast of Ghana

SK Dunyo, M Appawu, FK Nkrumah… - Transactions of the …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Parasitological, clinical and entomological surveys for lymphatic filariasis were carried out in
6 villages and 3 towns on the coast of Ghana. Few or no filarial infections were observed in …

Bayesian calibration of simulation models for supporting management of the elimination of the macroparasitic disease, lymphatic filariasis

BK Singh, E Michael - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background Mathematical models of parasite transmission can help integrate a large body
of information into a consistent framework, which can then be used for gaining mechanistic …

Further evidence of the cross-reactivity of the Binax NOW® Filariasis ICT cards to non-Wuchereria bancrofti filariae: experimental studies with Loa loa and Onchocerca …

S Wanji, N Amvongo-Adjia, AJ Njouendou… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background The immunochromatographic test (ICT) for lymphatic filariasis is a serological
test designed for unequivocal detection of circulating Wuchereria bancrofti antigen. It was …

Mapping and estimating the population at risk from lymphatic filariasis in Africa

SW Lindsay, CJ Thomas - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical …, 2000 - Elsevier
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 …

Mathematical models and lymphatic filariasis control: endpoints and optimal interventions

E Michael, MN Malecela-Lazaro, C Kabali… - Trends in …, 2006 - cell.com
The current global initiative to eliminate lymphatic filariasis is a major renewed commitment
to reduce or eliminate the burden of one of the major helminth infections from resource-poor …

Elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Gambia

MP Rebollo, SM Sambou, B Thomas… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background The prevalence of Wuchereria bancrofti, which causes lymphatic filariasis (LF)
in The Gambia was among the highest in Africa in the 1950s. However, surveys conducted …