People infected with a parasitic worm called Wuchereria bancrofti may be more likely to acquire HIV than people who are not infected with the worm, a new Lancet study says.

Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected tropical disease, caused by the nematode parasites Wuchereria bancrofti and brugia species, that is targeted for elimination by mass drug administration. 1 In 2018, ...

Researchers from the Munich Tropical Institute, the Tanzanian NIMR-MMRC, DZIF, together with colleagues from Bonn, have discovered a risk factor for HIV infection that has received little attention to ...

People infected with a parasitic worm called Wuchereria bancrofti in areas where HIV is endemic may be more likely to acquire HIV than people who are not infected with the worm, according to a new ...

Effective diagnostic tools are necessary to monitor and evaluate interruption of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) transmission. Accurate detection of Wuchereria bancrofti (Wb) microfilaria (mf) is essential ...

Steven Williams’ laboratory focuses on research designed to elucidate the molecular biology of the parasites that cause Neglected Tropical Diseases—diseases that afflict the poorest billion people on ...

People infected with a common parasitic worm may be twice as likely to acquire the human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) that causes Aids, a field study from Tanzania reported last Wednesday. The ...

What are the Causes of Filariasis? Eight different thread-like nematodes cause filariasis. Most cases of filaria are caused by the parasite known as Wuchereria bancrofti Eight different thread-like ...

Researchers found that people carrying the Wuchereria bancrofti parasite (a mosquito-borne worm) were twice as likely to have the AIDS virus A study conducted in Tanzania, Africa, suggests that people ...