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Brugia Rapid Test is recommended for use in the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF)
-Circulating microfilariae can be detected by examining thick smears (20–60 μl) of finger-prick blood. Blood must be collected at a specific time – either at night or during the day – depending on the periodicity of the microfilariae. The method is inexpensive and feasible at individual and community levels for mapping the endemicity of lymphatic filariasis and monitoring mass drug administration (MDA).
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Volcanic Minerals, Not Worms, Caused Disease Outbreak in Uganda
-Medical detectives in western Uganda recently discovered that the wrong culprit had been blamed for an outbreak of crippling elephantiasis — legs so swollen that they resemble those of an elephant.
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