TY - GEN KW - Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) KW - Lymphatic filariasis (LF) KW - Transmission KW - Elimination AU - Center TC AB -
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.
https://tinyurl.com/y7xg3rfv
LA - eng N2 -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.
https://tinyurl.com/y7xg3rfv
PY - 2007 TI - Lymphatic filariasis elimination program: Alleviating suffering, ending shame. ER -