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- Title
The role of 'omics' in the quest to eliminate human filariasis.
- Authors
Lustigman, Sara; Grote, Alexandra; Ghedin, Elodie
- Abstract
The article examines the role of role of 'omics' in the quest to eliminate human filariasis. It reports that lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a disease affecting approximately people in over 73 countries and caused by infection with a group of filarial nematodes transmitted by mosquito vectors. It mentions that Wuchereria bancrofti is a human parasitic roundworm that is the major cause of lymphatic filariasis.
- Subjects
TREATMENT of filariasis; HELMINTHIASIS; NEMATODE infections; SPIRURIDA diseases; ELEPHANTIASIS
- Publication
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
1935-2727
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0005464