Journal of Parasite Research
Open Access
Bancroftian Filariasis Still Endemic in Some Foci in Sohag Governorate, Upper Egypt
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2690-6759.jpar-18-2510
Refaat MA KhalifaCorresponding author
Bancroftian filariasis (BF) is a debilitating disease that has plagued Egypt since the time of the pharaohs. Egypt is the first large endemic country in the world to reach the five-year mark in its national campaign. Now that the mass treatments are completed, a follow-up epidemiological assessment…