He's got a new disease called filariasis, a sort of low fever that he picked up in the Cubapines or.    From Wordnik.com.  [Captain Jinks, Hero] Reference

Lymphatic filariasis is caused by three nematode species.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Target audience, objectives, scope and structure] Reference

A most comprehensive chapter on filariasis and elephantiasis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases] Reference

Transmission is by vector: mosquitoes for lymphatic filariasis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 11] Reference

A. 12 Distribution of lymphatic filariasis in Asia (WHO map 92354).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

Slide A. 12 Distribution of lymphatic filariasis in Asia (WHO map 92354).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

The fight to eliminate lymphatic filariasis is also a fight against poverty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

A. 11 Distribution of lymphatic filariasis in Africa and the Americas (WHO map 92353).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

Pruritis, cutaneous eruptions possible, most of them occurring in areas of endemic filariasis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 4] Reference

An historical review of malaria, kala-azar and filariasis in Bangladesh in relation to the Flood Action Plan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 13] Reference

It is this level of treatment effectiveness that has made feasible the new efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

Wucheraria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori with W. bancrofti (bancrofian filariasis) being the most widespread.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Target audience, objectives, scope and structure] Reference

In tropical and subtropical areas where lymphatic filariasis is well-established, the prevalence of infection is continuing to increase.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 1] Reference

As many filariasis patients are physically incapacitated, it is also a disease that prevents patients from having a normal working life.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

In West Africa, every treatment should start with 3 mg/d because of the risk of possible combination of loiasis with other filariasis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 4] Reference

Leprosy and lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis, leave victims deformed, hamper productivity and normal social interaction, Chan said.    From Wordnik.com.  [1 Billion Suffer From Hidden Tropical Diseases, Says WHO] Reference

In addition, USAID is supporting efforts to eliminate two other NTDs in the Western Hemisphere - lymphatic filariasis and river blindness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peter Hotez: Clinton-Sebelius-Obama Apologies for Guatemala Are Just the First Step] Reference

The thread-like, parasitic filarial worms Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi that cause lymphatic filariasis live almost exclusively in humans.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 2] Reference

Uncontrolled urbanization in the forest ecosystem has been associated with mosquito-borne viruses (arboviruses) in the Amazon and with lymphatic filariasis in Africa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis~ Appendix A. Ecosystem Service Reports] Reference

Such cooperation is needed to combat such widely prevalent maladies as malaria, polio, measles, leprosy, onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, Chagas 'disease and Guinea worm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paging Globodoc] Reference

Finally, there is the particularly urban problem of bancroftian filariasis, which can cause elephantiasis (irreversible swelling of the legs) as well as other disabling symptoms.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Surface water drainage in urban areas] Reference

Wild turmeric effective in filariasis vector control.    From Wordnik.com.  [SciDev.Net]

The leg of a patient suffering from lymphatic filariasis.    From Wordnik.com.  [SciDev.Net]

Collector also informed that there are 643 cases of filariasis registered in the district.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference

But ailments like kala azar, filariasis and dengue fever are relatively unheard in the novel research context.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daily News & Analysis] Reference

Another beauty transmitted by mosquitos, lymphatic filariasis causes fever and inflammation of the lymph nodes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Science Blog - Science news straight from the source] Reference

Briefing about the causes and spreading of the disease she said that the filariasis will occur with culex mosquito.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference

She also advised the pregnant, chronic patients and children below the two years should not take anti filariasis drug.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference

Update: 4: 07PM MINISTRY of Health officials would visit islands in the Lau Group and deliver filariasis tablets next week.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fiji Times Online - Local News] Reference