Neglected Tropical Diseases and the END7 campaign
Dr. Neeraj Mistry, Managing director of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases discusses neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and the END7 campaign with Outbreak News This Week Radio show host Robert Herriman More...
Nigeria distributes new national guidelines for co-implementation of interventions to eliminate malaria and lymphatic filariasis
PRESS RELEASE The Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health is distributing new national guidelines for co-implementation of interventions to eliminate malaria and lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis). This combined nationwide More...
River blindness, Guinea worm disease and more: The work and accomplishments of the Carter Center
The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; More...
Haiti closing in on the elimination of mosquito borne parasite
Health experts says they are getting closer to the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Caribbean country of Haiti, according to a CDC press release. Haiti Image/CIA Haiti, in conjunction with several public More...
Two Nigerian states stop the transmission lymphatic filariasis, Carter Center congratulates the achievement (VIDEO)
The Carter Center congratulates Nasarawa and Plateau states for becoming the first Nigerian states to stop transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF), a parasitic disease most commonly known for causing elephantiasis, More...
What is lymphatic filariasis?
Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease that is transmitted to humans, like malaria and yellow fever, via a mosquito bite. However, unlike those acute infections, lymphatic filariasis may not manifest itself More...
