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filariasis/elephantiasis  

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  • Currently affecting at least 120 million people in over 80 countries, lymphatic filariasis has for thousands of years been a leading cause of permanent and long-term disability worldwide. Its primary form, called Wuchereria Bankcrofti, is transmitted between humans by the bites of infected mosquitoes, mainly Anopheles and Aedes species in endemic parts of Africa and Asia, respectively. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Filariasis/Elephantiasis]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JZWWDBT9-0

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