A new cure for river blindness and elephantiasis
Lymphatic filariasis patient (Copyright: Mark Taylor, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) Onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) are neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that cause severe disability and affect more than 106 million people, according to the latest reports from WHO. These two NTDs are caused by parasitic roundworms, the filarial nematodes Onchocerca volvulus (onchocerciasis), Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori (lymphatic filariasis). These diseases have long-term chronic impacts on the health and wellbeing of endemic communities, including economic burden, disabilities, mental health issues and social stigmas. Onchocerciasis patient (Copyright: Mark Taylor, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) Global...
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