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Lymphatic filariasis causes devastating social and economic losses

Sri Lankans infected with lymphatic filariasis (also known as elephantiasis) experience severe loss of income, social isolation and devastating stigma resulting in emotional distress, delayed diagnosis and avoidance of treatment. These were the findings of a new study by Myrtle Perera (Marga Institute, Sri Lanka), David Molyneux (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK) and colleagues in the recently launched open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

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