New insights into the natural history and pathology of bancroftian filariasis: implications for clinical management and filariasis control programmes

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Journal Article Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem. New insights into the natural history and pathology of bancroftian filariasis: implications for clinical management and filariasis control programmes Get access Gerusa Dreyer, Gerusa Dreyer ∗ 1Núcleo de Ensino, Pesquisa e Assistência em Filariose (NEPAF), Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil3Centra de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães (CPqAM), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, Brazil ∗Address for correspondence: Gerusa Dreyer, Núcleo de Ensino Pesquisa e Assisência em Filariose (NEPAF), Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego s/n, 5º andar, Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE 50740-900, Brazil; phone +55 81 241 8807, fax +55 81 242 7307. gd@nlink.com.br Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Joaquim Norões, Joaquim Norões 1Núcleo de Ensino, Pesquisa e Assistência em Filariose (NEPAF), Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar José Figueredo-Silva José Figueredo-Silva 2Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keiso Asami (LIKA), Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 94, Issue 6, November-December 2000, Pages 594–596, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(00)90200-1 Published: 01 November 2000 Article history Received: 16 March 2000 Accepted: 21 June 2000 Published: 01 November 2000