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Lymphatic filariasis is also known as elephantiasis. It is a disease of the tropics characterized by grotesque swelling of the limbs and male genitalia. The disease is caused by thread-like, parasitic filarial worms, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B. timori. These worms lodge in the lymphatic system. They live for 4-6 years, producing millions of tiny larvae (microfilariae) that circulate in the blood.

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Lymphatic filariasis - Detailed information from the World Health Organization. Pac Elf - A group whose goal is eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis in the South Pacific by the year 2010. Global Alliance to Eliiminate Lymphatic Filariasis - Describes the disease, its epidemiology (including countries where it is endemic), prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment; and international efforts to eradicate it. WHO: Lymphatic Filariasis - Provides information on this disease caused by three species of nematode thread-like worms, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori. WHO: Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis - Provides information on the progress of this programme which was launched in 1997 and which is being implemented in 27 countries. Carter Center Lymphatic Filariasis Program - Provides information on this disease and the program for its elimination being undertaken in Nigeria. CDC: Lymphatic filariasis - Information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. TDR: Lymphatic Filariasis - Provides information on the research being undertaken into this chronic disease. Filaria Journal - Archive of articles from this journal that ceased publication in 2007.

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