00974nas a2200133 4500000000100000008004100001653003900042653003000081653001700111653001600128100001400144245008300158520059900241 2007 d10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aLymphatic filariasis (LF)10aTransmission10aElimination1 aCenter TC00aLymphatic filariasis elimination program: Alleviating suffering, ending shame.3 a

In a collaborative effort, The Carter Center and its partners are working to show that the transmission of lymphatic filariasis can be interrupted on a large scale in Nigeria with mass community drug treatment and health education. Lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitoes, is a leading cause of permanent and long-term disability. In its severest form, lymphatic filariasis leads to elephantiasis — a crippling condition in which limbs or other parts of the body are grotesquely swollen or enlarged.

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