"Elephantiasis, Filarial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Parasitic infestation of the human lymphatic system by WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI or BRUGIA MALAYI. It is also called lymphatic filariasis.
| Descriptor ID |
D004605
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.508.700.750.361.350 C15.604.496.490
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| Concept/Terms |
Elephantiasis, Filarial- Elephantiasis, Filarial
- Elephantiases, Filarial
- Filarial Elephantiases
- Lymphatic Filariasis
- Filarial Elephantiasis
- Filariasis, Lymphatic
- Filariases, Lymphatic
- Lymphatic Filariases
- Bancroftian Elephantiasis
- Bancroftian Elephantiases
- Elephantiases, Bancroftian
- Elephantiasis, Bancroftian
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Elephantiasis, Filarial" by people in Profiles.
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Delays in lymphatic filariasis elimination programmes due to COVID-19, and possible mitigation strategies. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2021 03 06; 115(3):261-268.
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Community-directed distributors-The "foot soldiers" in the fight to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 03; 15(3):e0009088.
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Keeping communities at the centre of efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: learning from the past to reach a future free of lymphatic filariasis. Int Health. 2020 Dec 22; 13(Supplement_1):S55-S59.
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Evaluating the Evidence for Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination. Trends Parasitol. 2019 11; 35(11):860-869.
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Mapping of lymphatic filariasis in loiasis areas: A new strategy shows no evidence for Wuchereria bancrofti endemicity in Cameroon. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 03; 13(3):e0007192.
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Incidental mammary calcifications in a Cameroonian migrant: A diagnostic challenge. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2019 Mar - Apr; 28:115.
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Integrated seroprevalence-based assessment of Wuchereria bancrofti and Onchocerca volvulus in two lymphatic filariasis evaluation units of Mali with the SD Bioline Onchocerciasis/LF IgG4 Rapid Test. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 01; 13(1):e0007064.
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A Trial of a Triple-Drug Treatment for Lymphatic Filariasis. N Engl J Med. 2018 11 08; 379(19):1801-1810.
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Comprehensive Assessment of a Hotspot with Persistent Bancroftian Filariasis in Coastal Sri Lanka. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 09; 99(3):735-742.
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Extending the global worm index and its links to human development and child education. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 06; 12(6):e0006322.