"Elephantiasis, Filarial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Parasitic infestation of the human lymphatic system by WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI or BRUGIA MALAYI. It is also called lymphatic filariasis.
| Descriptor ID |
D004605
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.508.700.750.361.350 C15.604.496.490
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| Concept/Terms |
Elephantiasis, Filarial- Elephantiasis, Filarial
- Elephantiases, Filarial
- Filarial Elephantiases
- Lymphatic Filariasis
- Filarial Elephantiasis
- Filariasis, Lymphatic
- Filariases, Lymphatic
- Lymphatic Filariases
- Bancroftian Elephantiasis
- Bancroftian Elephantiases
- Elephantiases, Bancroftian
- Elephantiasis, Bancroftian
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Elephantiasis, Filarial" by people in Profiles.
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Multivalent fusion protein vaccine for lymphatic filariasis. Vaccine. 2013 Mar 15; 31(12):1616-22.
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Biochemical characterization and evaluation of a Brugia malayi small heat shock protein as a vaccine against lymphatic filariasis. PLoS One. 2012; 7(4):e34077.