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Photos

This section includes selected photos of the parasites that cause LF, the vectors that transmit it, the clinical disease and the programme in action.

Parasite and Vector
  Microfilaria
Macrofilaria
Mosquito feeding
Lymphoedema
  Lymphoedema of the arm in a women from Egypt © WHO/Faris
Bilateral elephantiasis in a girl from Brazil © CPAM/FIORCRUZ
Elephantiasis of the left leg in a man from Ghana © DBL
Hydrocele
  Massive hydrocele in a 40 year old man from Papua New Guinea © TDR/WHO/Crump
Programme in action
  MDA in Samoa © WHO/TDR/Crump
Health education in India © WHO/TDR/Crump
Involving the community © WHO/TDR/Crump
Managing lymphoedema © WHO/TDR/Crump


 

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