Lymphatic Filariasis: Toward Elimination
Introduction & Epidemiology : Lymphatic system is the network of lymph nodes and lymph vessels that maintains the fluid balance between the tissues and the blood which is an essential element of the body’s immune defense system. Filaria worms are living in the vessels of the lymphatic system and creating damages. bancrofti, B. malayi and B. timari are round, coiled and threadlike parasitic namatode worms belong to the family filaridae. In India 99.4% infections are caused by W. bancrofti and 90% W. bancrofti infection results to Lymphatic Filariasis from subclinical stages to Elephantiasis. 20 million people are suffering from the












