title: Invited editorial: zoonotic lymphatic filariasis in the Americas: trends in epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment, with special emphasis on brugian filariasis.
authors: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Division of Infectious Diseases, Barquisimeto, Edo. Lara, Venezuela. alberto.paniz-mondolfi@yale.edu.
authors: Alberto E
authors: AE
authors: Paniz Mondolfi
authors: Emilia M
authors: EM
authors: Sordillo
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D002009:Brugia / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D004199:Disease Vectors; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D005369:Filaricides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D005369:Filaricides