More than 400,000 people in Sarlahi district will be administered preventive medication against elephantiasis following a rise in lymphatic filariasis infections in the area.

As the name "elephantiasis" implies, the condition causes a person's limb to resemble that of an elephant. Elephantiasis is actually a complication of a parasitic infection called lymphatic filariasis ...

Haiti has finally carried out a nationwide campaign to get rid of the parasitic worms that cause elephantiasis. Haiti has waged other campaigns against the condition, characterized by severe ...

An apparent surge in elephantiasis cases in Uganda in 2015 was caused by people walking on volcanic soil barefoot, new research suggests. Over decades, tiny crystals in the soil had penetrated the ...

An estimated 120 million people worldwide are infected with lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic, mosquito-borne disease that can cause major swelling and deformity of the legs, a condition known as ...

A 53-year-old man in India developed elephantiasis in his leg after contracting a parasite via a mosquito bite four years ago. Now the man has lost significant mobility, had to give up work, and may ...

A 10-day anti-elephantiasis drug administration campaign has been launched in Banke for the 16th time, targeting more than ...

Mahmoud Said Kheder's sinewy body is honed by years of toil in the corn and wheat fields, but his long robe conceals a lower leg that is swollen to the size of a paint can. Nineteen years ago, Kheder ...

Though nearly 1.4 billion people are at risk of developing a disfiguring disease that’s easily preventable, it remains one of the most overlooked conditions. But a powerful new campaign hopes to ...

A rare condition called elephantiasis, which tends to strike people in tropical parts of the world, was long thought to occur due to a parasitic infection. But a new study shows that the condition can ...