ArticleIndian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
Prevalence of Lymphatic Filariasis based on Morbidity and Healthcare-seeking Practices of Patients in a Gram Panchayat of Paschim Burdwan District, West Bengal.
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- Prevalence and Determinants of Never Treatment During Mass Drug Administration for Lymphatic Filariasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- High prevalence of bancroftian filariasis and comorbidities in the eastern coalfield regions of West Bengal, India following COVID-19 disruption.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Living with Filariasis: Unseen Struggles of a Neglected Disease.The Yale journal of biology and medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
Lymphatic filariasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases still present in many areas. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted during 2019-2020 in the Gourbazar gram panchayat area of Paschim Burdwan District, West Bengal, to find out the prevalence of lymphatic filariasis based on morbidity and its distribution in terms of selected sociodemographic variables and to assess the healthcare-seeking practices of the affected people. The entire area was covered by the National Center for Vector Borne Diseases Control flashcards. Data was analyzed by SPSS software (version 20.0). Overall, the prevalence of LF was found to be 0.97%. About 49.6% of filariasis patients were male. Among the males, the majority suffered from hydrocele, followed by lymphoedema of the legs. Overall, about 2/3
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