"Elephantiasis, Filarial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Parasitic infestation of the human lymphatic system by WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI or BRUGIA MALAYI. It is also called lymphatic filariasis.
| Descriptor ID |
D004605
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.508.700.750.361.350 C15.604.496.490
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| Concept/Terms |
Elephantiasis, Filarial- Elephantiasis, Filarial
- Elephantiases, Filarial
- Filarial Elephantiases
- Lymphatic Filariasis
- Filarial Elephantiasis
- Filariasis, Lymphatic
- Filariases, Lymphatic
- Lymphatic Filariases
- Bancroftian Elephantiasis
- Bancroftian Elephantiases
- Elephantiases, Bancroftian
- Elephantiasis, Bancroftian
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Elephantiasis, Filarial" by people in Profiles.
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Development of a High-Throughput Cytometric Screen to Identify Anti- Wolbachia Compounds: The Power of Public-Private Partnership. SLAS Discov. 2019 06; 24(5):537-547.
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Extending the global worm index and its links to human development and child education. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 06; 12(6):e0006322.
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Crystal structure of Brugia malayi venom allergen-like protein-1 (BmVAL-1), a vaccine candidate for lymphatic filariasis. Int J Parasitol. 2018 04; 48(5):371-378.
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Global surgery and the neglected tropical diseases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 09; 11(9):e0005563.
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Anti-Wolbachia drug discovery and development: safe macrofilaricides for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis. Parasitology. 2014 Jan; 141(1):119-27.
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Single multivalent vaccination boosted by trickle larval infection confers protection against experimental lymphatic filariasis. Vaccine. 2013 Jul 18; 31(33):3320-6.
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Protective immune responses to biolistic DNA vaccination of Brugia malayi abundant larval transcript-2. Vaccine. 2012 Oct 05; 30(45):6477-82.
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Antifilarial activity in vitro and in vivo of some flavonoids tested against Brugia malayi. Acta Trop. 2010 Nov; 116(2):127-33.
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A Global Fund to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases: is the G8 Hokkaido Toyako 2008 Summit ready? PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Mar 26; 2(3):e220.
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A new voice for the poor. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2007 Oct 31; 1(1):e77.