Lymphatic filariasis in children: Clinical features, infection burdens and future prospects for elimination

Parasitology

Volumn 138, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1559-1568

  Shenoy, Ranganatha Krishna ^a   Bockarie, Moses J ^b  

^a TD Medical College Hospital   (India)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; foot care; lymphangiectasia; Lymphatic filariasis; mass drug administration; prevention; reversal of lymphatic damage; subclinical pathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INCREASED APPETITE; LEARNING; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BRUGIA; CHILD; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; SOIL; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 84855703937     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118201100117X     Document Type: Article

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