H01086 | |
H number | H01086 |
Name | Lymphatic filariasis |
Description | Lymphatic filariasis is a mosquito-borne parasitic nematode infection in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, the Western Pacific, and some parts of the Americas. Disease pathogenesis is linked to host inflammation invoked by the death of the adult parasite, manifesting as recurrent debilitating fevers, hydrocoeles, lymphangitis and lymphadenitis, and elephantiasis. |
Category | Parasitic infectious disease |
Network | - |
Gene | - |
Pathogen | Wuchereria bancrofti Brugia malayi [GN:bmy] Brugia timori |
Env factor | - |
Carcinogen | - |
Drug | - |
Comment | Vectors: Mosquitos including Anopheles, Aedes, Culex, Mansonia, and Ochlerotatus |
Other DBs | ICD-11: 1F66.3 ICD-10: B74.0 B74.1 MeSH: D004605 |
Reference | PMID:20739055 AUTHORS Taylor MJ, Hoerauf A, Bockarie M TITLE Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. JOURNAL Lancet 376:1175-85 (2010) DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60586-7 PMID:21722251 AUTHORS Hoerauf A, Pfarr K, Mand S, Debrah AY, Specht S TITLE Filariasis in Africa--treatment challenges and prospects. JOURNAL Clin Microbiol Infect 17:977-85 (2011) DOI:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03586.x PMID:20847694 AUTHORS Bockarie MJ, Deb RM TITLE Elimination of lymphatic filariasis: do we have the drugs to complete the job? JOURNAL Curr Opin Infect Dis 23:617-20 (2010) DOI:10.1097/QCO.0b013e32833fdee5 PMID:18798707 AUTHORS Bockarie MJ, Pedersen EM, White GB, Michael E TITLE Role of vector control in the global program to eliminate lymphatic filariasis. JOURNAL Annu Rev Entomol 54:469-87 (2009) DOI:10.1146/annurev.ento.54.110807.090626 |