The race to eliminate Elephantiasis in India

Photos: Eliminating elephantiasis
Worming into the body – 120 million people worldwide are infected with the parasitic disease Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, and 1.4 billion people are at risk of becoming infected in 72 countries globally. The majority of disease is caused by the parasitic worm Wuchereria Bancrofti -- responsible for 90% of cases.
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