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The prevalence of filarial infections in the tropics is second only to that of geohelminth (soil-transmitted helminth) infections. Filarial infections in humans include the various forms of lymphatic filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and B. timori), onchocerciasis (Onchocerca volvulus), loiasis (Loa loa), and mansonellosis (Mansonella streptocerca, M. perstans, and M. ozzardi).

About 120 million people currently have lymphatic filariasis, and about 1 billion people are considered to be at risk for infection. Lymphatic filariasis remains endemic in 81 countries and is prevalent on all continents except Australia. Approximately 37 million people have . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany.

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