Mosquito screening useful in monitoring lymphatic filariasis re-emergence
Sunday, July 29, 2018 - 08:43
in Health & Medicine
To ensure elimination of the Wuchereria bancrofti, a parasitic roundworm that causes lymphatic filariasis, public health workers must follow up mass drug administration with careful monitoring for recurrence. To that end, a new study analyzes the effectiveness of mosquito screening as a tool to gauge parasite presence.