Filarial nematodes -- microscopic, thread-like roundworms -- currently infect up to 54 million people worldwide and are the leading cause of disability in the developing world. Now, researchers have ...

Scientists have completed a large-scale analysis of most of the proteins produced by Brugia malayi, one kind of parasitic worm that causes lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis. The greatly swollen ...

Studying DNA of this worm, which is involved in elephantiasis, identified novel pathways for drug therapies and its ability to avoid the immune system. A worldwide collaboration of researchers report ...

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 20 – An international team of researchers has revealed the genetic secrets of one of the world’s most debilitating human parasites, Brugia malayi (B. malayi), which the World Health ...

Filarial nematodes--microscopic, thread-like roundworms--currently infect up to 54 million people worldwide and are the leading cause of disability in the developing world. Now, researchers reporting ...

In human filariasis, the predominant serum antibody is IgG4, accompanied by significant IgE production. The ratio of IgG4 to IgE is highest in asymptomatic microfilaremic carriers, while chronic ...

ALAPPUZHA: The State Government’s decision to shift Filariasis Chemotherapy Unit (FCU), which is the only research centre functioning in the world for Brugia malayi filariasis, under the Department of ...

Scientists have identified the genetic blueprint of a parasite that causes disfigurement and debilitating diseases, an advance which could lead to new treatments, research released Thursday said. The ...

Scientists have revealed a way to eradicate parasitic worms by stopping them from using alternative metabolism pathways provided by bacteria that live within them, according to new findings published ...

AMES, Iowa – Recently published research from Iowa State University biomedical scientists details new methods for studying a parasitic nematode that sickens millions worldwide, a development that ...