Scientists from the German Center for Infection Research have discovered that an infection with the filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti increases the risk of HIV infection by two to three fold ...

Researchers from the Munich Tropical Institute, the Tanzanian NIMR-MMRC, DZIF, together with colleagues from Bonn, have discovered a risk factor for HIV infection that has received little attention to ...

What are the Causes of Filariasis? Eight different thread-like nematodes cause filariasis. Most cases of filaria are caused by the parasite known as Wuchereria bancrofti Eight different thread-like ...

Researchers found that people carrying the Wuchereria bancrofti parasite (a mosquito-borne worm) were twice as likely to have the AIDS virus A study conducted in Tanzania, Africa, suggests that people ...

The global initiative to eradicate bancroftian filariasis currently relies on mass treatment with four to six annual doses of antifilarial drugs. The goal is to reduce the reservoir of microfilariae ...

Wuchereria bancrofti is a parasitic filarial nematode spread by a mosquito vector. If a person is infected and doesn't receive effective treatment, he or she may develop elephantiasis, a disease ...

A pilot study was conducted to determine if host genetic factors influence susceptibility and outcomes in human filariasis. Using the candidate gene approach, a well-characterized population in South ...