Parasitic worms are difficult to kill with current therapies, but their commensal bacteria might be their Achilles’ heel.

VIJAYAWADA: As part of India’s mission to eliminate Filariasis by 2030, a nationwide mass drug administration (MDA) programme ...

Around 20 percent of the population in three municipalities and one ward in Banke district have refused to take ...

With the aim of making India free from Lymphatic Filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, a painful and profoundly ...

Union Health Minister J P Nadda has urged states to actively monitor the Lymphatic Filariasis elimination campaign by involving political leaders and leveraging digital platforms for data collection.

India is committed to eradicating Lymphatic Filariasis by 2027 with a nationwide Mass Drug Administration campaign. The government urges community involvement and aims for high coverage in endemic ...

Guwahati: Lymphatic filariasis (LF), commonly known as elephantiasis, is a challenge in Assam, said state health minister ...

The free-of-cost medication will be administered to over 17.5 crore population across 111 endemic districts, says JP Nadda ...

Union health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda has launched the Annual Nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Campaign for lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination across 13 states through a video ...

Visakhapatnam: Mass drug administration (MDA) for elimination of filariasis was conducted in Balijipeta mandal, Parvathipuram ...

The European Medicines Agency’s positive opinion for ivermectin-albendazole for treating soil-transmitted helminth infections ...