Epidemiology and immunopathology of bancroftian filariasis.
Human lymphatic filariasis affects 120 million people worldwide. Although the disease is considered to be potentially erradicable by the World Health Organization, comprehensive studies on epidemiological aspects as well as mechanisms of pathology development are still premature. The following review summarizes currently available data on these topics and ends by discussing the latest control strategies.
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Geographic Medicine, UAB Station, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti