1. Lymphatic Filariasis
Chelsae Dumbauld

2. GPELF Lymphatic Filariasis 2012, World Health Organization
Tropical and Sub-Tropical areas
GPELF
Lymphatic Filariasis 2012, World Health Organization

3. Symptoms Some asymptomatic Lymphoedema Disfiguration Elephantiasis
Hydrocele
Tropical eosinophilia

4. http://www. parasitesinhumans

5. Epidemiology Vector-borne Helminths Wuchereria bancrofti Brugia malayi
Brugia timori
Circulating microfilariae

7. Treatment Ivermectin Albendazole Diethylcarbamazine

8. Mf prevalence (% pre-treatment)
After MDA Round
Otteson et al

9. 2003 WHO Annual Report

10. Real-time PCR and HRM mitochondrial partial 12S rRNA gene
determine species by melting point of PCR product
Wongkamchai et al. 2014

11. MDA in Togo
First sub-Saharan nation to move into WHO surveillance phase (by 2015)
Sodahlon et al. 2013