In the body they develop into worms that migrate to various organs and cause abdominal pain, fever, anemia, and liver and bladder damage. About 200 million people worldwide are infected.

Lab Animal - Diagnosis: Filariasis. The adult female filaria is viviparous and produces larvae, known as microfilariae, that are seen in the circulating blood or sequestered in tissues.

The Man Has Lymphatic Filariasis, Says The Diagnosis. The test results showed that the patient's bloodstream has a significant amount of absolute eosinophils, which the doctors observed.

Key takeaways: Brazil has worked since 1997 to eliminate the lymphatic filariasis. More than 657 million people in 39 countries live in areas where the mosquito-borne parasitic infection is endemic.

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem. Eliminating a disease is a momentous accomplishment that takes ...

Ranchi, Feb. 11 -- In order to prevent lymphatic filariasis, Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda and Jharkhand Health Minister Dr. Irfan Ansari virtually inaugurated the Mass Drug ...

Lymphatic filariasis (LF), commonly known as elephantiasis, occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. Infection is usually acquired in childhood and causes ...

The national filariasis elimination campaign is being conducted in 27 districts of the state, where the disease is commonly found. The disease can take as long as five to 15 years to manifest.