THE dual role of Anopheles gambiæ as a vector of both human malaria and bancroftian filariasis in Africa has long been established. Recently a curious relation between the two infections in the ...

We examined 906 residents of an area of Papua New Guinea where bancroftian filariasis is endemic for genetic polymorphisms in three innate immunity genes suspected of contributing to ...

The global initiative to eradicate bancroftian filariasis currently relies on mass treatment with four to six annual doses of antifilarial drugs. The goal is to reduce the reservoir of ...