Lymphatic filariasis (LF), commonly known as elephantiasis (Haatipaon), is a debilitating disease caused by the bite of a Culex mosquito, which breeds in polluted or stagnant water. It is one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide.
Warangal: No fresh cases of lymphatic filariasis also known as filaria have been detected this year in Hanamkonda, Mulugu and Jayashankar Bhupalpally districts which were carved out of the erstwhile Warangal district, according to the medical and health officials. Dr Madanmohan, incharge Malaria officer said 72 cases were registered in 2017, 29 in 2018, 10 […]