RT Book, Section
A1 Bradbury, Richard S.
A1 Cantey, Paul
A1 Won, Kimberly
A1 DuBray, Christine
A2 Boulton, Matthew L.
A2 Wallace, Robert B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182665968
T1 Neglected Tropical Diseases: Vector-borne Filariases
T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644511
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182665968
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  vector-borne  filariases  encompass  a  diverse  range  of  parasitic  infections,  including  lymphatic  filariasis,  onchocerciasis,  mansonellosis,  and  loiasis.  For  some,  such  as  lymphatic  filariasis  and  onchocerciasis,  large-scale  World  Health  Organization  (WHO)-supported  elimination  campaigns  are  now  underway.  Others,  such  as  mansonellosis,  remain  neglected  with  limited  large-scale,  well-controlled  clinical  and  epidemiologic  data  available.  This  chapter  will  review  the  common  vector-borne  filariases  of  humans.  Dirofilariasis  and  dracunculiasis,  diseases  of  humans  also  caused  by  filarial  nematodes,  are  covered  in  Chapter  127:  Tissue  Nematodes  chapter  of  this  textbook.