The finding that the intracellular bacteria of filarial nematodes are related to the Wolbachia
symbionts of arthropods has generated great interest. Here, Mark Taylor and Achim Hoerauf …

Although two thirds of the 120 million people infected with lymph-dwelling filarial parasites
have subclinical infections,∼ 40 million have lymphedema and/or other pathologic …

Lymphatic filariasis has afflicted people in the tropical areas of the world for thousands of
years but even up to comparatively recent times it has been poorly understood and its …

Although two thirds of the 120 million people infected with lymph-dwelling filarial parasites
have subclinical infections,∼ 40 million have lymphedema and/or other pathologic …

Lymphatic filariasis, one of the most debilitating diseases associated with the lymphatic
system, affects over a hundred million people worldwide and manifests itself in a variety of …

Delineating the immune responses in lymphatic filariasis has been complicated not only by
the rapidly expanding knowledge of new immunological mediators and effortors, but also by …

Even in the absence of an adaptive immune system in murine models, lymphatic dilatation
and dysfunction occur in filarial infections, although severe irreversible lymphedema and …

Despite the longstanding recognition of the spectral nature of human disease due to
lymphatic filariasis, immunologists interested in pathogenesis have mostly examined …

Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a mosquito‐borne nematode infection that causes
permanent lymphatic dysfunction in virtually all infected individuals and clinical disease in a …

Filariasis is caused by thread-like nematode worms and is classified according to their
presence in the vertebrate host. The lymphatic group includes Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia …