The capacity of vector insect surveillance to provide estimates of pathogen prevalence and
transmission potential has long been recognized within the global communities tasked with …

BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) vectored by
mosquito; and people in rural areas are mostly at risk of infection. Pooling prevalence data …

Background Onchocerciasis is endemic in most local government areas (LGAs) in Enugu
and Ogun states. Most meso-and hyper-endemic LGAs have received many rounds of …

Objective To ascertain the knowledge of lymphatic filariasis among inhabitants of an
irrigation project community in north central Nigeria. Methods A descriptive cross sectional …

A number of vector-borne diseases are known to affect humans in tropical and sub-tropical
regions of the world. Lymphatic filariasis is one of such debilitating disease caused by a …

Introduction The majority of the districts of Nepal (63 out of 77) were detected as prevalent of
Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), with an average prevalence of 13 percent ranging from less than …

Background: The study on lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Igbo-Eze North was conducted to
determine the prevalence and predisposing factors to LF among its residents between May …

Background Parasitic infections constitute a major public health problem worldwide,
particularly among underprivileged communities in developing countries including Nigeria …

Background: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) with high
morbidity. Tools for detecting LF are either not readily available or used by Community …

Background Lymphatic filariasis is a mosquito-borne parasitic disease caused by
Wuchereria bancrofti. It is a neglected tropical disease that constitutes a public health …