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New article - Eradication of lymphatic filariasis

Eradication of lymphatic filariasis

This article is incomplete. There is a global story to tell. I have not yet found a single publication which attempts to present the entire eradication narrative. Consequently, Wikipedia might be the place to compile the various reports over the years and in various places. Blue Rasberry (talk) 02:42, 2 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Changing Lead Image

I suggest changing the lead image of the article to a clothed picture, as the current nude picture does not demonstrate anything besides the enlarged legs, which can be achieved by any other picture of the legs of a filariasis patient.

The following image is already on Wikipedia and is used in the same article later on, so I suggest using it instead of the current one.

If anyone can change the picture, please do it; I haven't edited Wikipedia articles in several years, so I might need some time to re-learn it.

I.Sharif 19:58, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Done, supported by professional oppinion.^[1] Nsae Comp (talk) 04:24, 2 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Medical Photography Exposed- Part 2 – LIT MED MAGAZINE". LitMed (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 2021-08-02.

Disability Adjusted Life Year Map

The Disability Adjusted Life Year Map in the Epidemiology section shows South Korea with >500 per 100,000. Later in the section, the article mentions that lymphatic filariasis has been eradicated in South Korea. To me, this suggests an error Marcconnell95 (talk) 19:18, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Epidemiology ENPH 450

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 6 September 2023 and 15 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Holmbejh4186, Caroline.t1202, Avabedessem03 (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Barkerak7064, Erinhansonuwec, Packarec3037, Kyleechoate.

— Assignment last updated by Mcguinse8370 (talk) 01:49, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Veterinary Disease

I cannot access the references saying that O. ochengi causes lymphatic filariasis in cattle, but this would surprise me given O. ochengi's closer relation to O. volvulus and Dirofilaria. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182099005788 contains the heading "O. ochengi infections do not cause disease" despite forming nodules in the skin and being found in the eyes of cattle. Palmieri et al., 1980 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/3280523) describes Wuchereria kalimantani as being closely related and found in similar tissues to W. bancrofti, but I don't see a description of disease in that paper; if it induces disease, that may be described elsewhere. Strongyloides (talk) 17:11, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[LitMed-1] "Medical Photography Exposed- Part 2 – LIT MED MAGAZINE". LitMed (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 2021-08-02.

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