| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archivePerspectives Socio-cultural insights and lymphatic filariasis control – lessons from the Pacific Shona Wynd, David N Durrheim, Jaime Carron, Billy Selve, JP Chaine, Peter A Leggat, and Wayne Melrose PMCID: PMC1805494 Health Related Quality of Life, an appropriate indicator to assess the impact of morbidity management and disability prevention activities towards elimination of lymphatic filariasis A Krishna Kumari, K Krishnamoorthy, KT Harichandrakumar, and LK Das PMCID: PMC2000866 Review Morbidity management in the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: a review of the scientific literature David G Addiss and Molly A Brady PMCID: PMC1828725 Short Paper Multicentre evaluations of two new rapid IgG4 tests (WB rapid and panLF rapid) for detection of lymphatic filariasis Rahmah Noordin, Makoto Itoh, Eisaku Kimura, Rohana Abdul Rahman, Balachandran Ravindran, Rohela Mahmud, Taniawati Supali, and Mirani Weerasooriya PMCID: PMC2174453 Research Qualitative analysis of the impact of a lymphatic filariasis elimination programme using mass drug administration on Misima Island, Papua New Guinea Shona Wynd, Jaime Carron, Billy Selve, Peter A Leggat, Wayne Melrose, and David N Durrheim PMCID: PMC1770912 Physical disability and psychosocial impact due to chronic filarial lymphoedema in Sri Lanka RS Wijesinghe, AR Wickremasinghe, Sriyani Ekanayake, and MSA Perera PMCID: PMC1851956 Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) for differentiation between Thai and Myanmar strains of Wuchereria bancrofti Surang Nuchprayoon, Alisa Junpee, and Yong Poovorawan PMCID: PMC1976415 Delivery strategy of mass annual single dose DEC administration to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in the urban areas of Pondicherry, South India: 5 years of experience B Nandha, C Sadanandane, P Jambulingam, and PK Das PMCID: PMC2020462 Pan LF-ELISA using BmR1 and BmSXP recombinant antigens for detection of lymphatic filariasis Rohana Abdul Rahman, Cheah Hwen-Yee, and Rahmah Noordin PMCID: PMC2174454 Social mobilisation, drug coverage and compliance and adverse reactions in a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Programme for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Sri Lanka Mirani V Weerasooriya, Channa T Yahathugoda, Darshana Wickramasinghe, Kithsiri N Gunawardena, Rohan A Dharmadasa, Kanchana K Vidanapathirana, Saman H Weerasekara, and Wilfred A Samarawickrema PMCID: PMC2203982 The geographical distribution of lymphatic filariasis infection in Malawi Bagrey MM Ngwira, Phillimon Tambala, A Maria Perez, Cameron Bowie, and David H Molyneux PMCID: PMC2233609 Monitoring lymphatic filariasis interventions: Adult mosquito sampling, and improved PCR – based pool screening method for Wuchereria bancrofti infection in Anopheles mosquitoes Daniel A Boakye, Helena A Baidoo, Evans Glah, Charles Brown, Maxwell Appawu, and Michael D Wilson PMCID: PMC2235849 Contributions of different mosquito species to the transmission of lymphatic filariasis in central Nigeria: implications for monitoring infection by PCR in mosquito pools Audrey Lenhart, Abel Eigege, Alphonsus Kal, D Pam, Emmanuel S Miri, George Gerlong, J Oneyka, Y Sambo, J Danboyi, B Ibrahim, Erica Dahl, D Kumbak, A Dakul, MY Jinadu, John Umaru, Frank O Richards, and Tovi Lehmann PMCID: PMC2228284 Epidemiology and psycho-social aspects of onchocercal skin diseases in northeastern Nigeria Ikem Chris Okoye and Celestine OE Onwuliri PMCID: PMC2238738 Contribution of migrant coffee labourers infected with Onchocerca volvulus to the maintenance of the microfilarial reservoir in an ivermectin-treated area of Mexico Mario A Rodríguez-Pérez, Aldo Segura Cabrera, Cristian Lizarazo Ortega, María-Gloria Basáñez, and John B Davies PMCID: PMC2238739 Correction Correction: PCR and dissection as tools to monitor filarial infection of Aedes polynesiensis mosquitoes in French Polynesia Catherine Plichart, Sandra J Laney, Yves Sechan, Neil Davies, and Anne-Marie Legrand PMCID: PMC1847676 Corrects:Catherine Plichart, et al. PCR and dissection as tools to monitor filarial infection of Aedes polynesiensis mosquitoes in French Polynesia. Filaria J. 2006; 5: 2. |
