Brazil was certified by the World Health Organization for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis: what now?
Abstract Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a debilitating and stigmatizing disease. In Brazil, the disease has been the target of control and elimination strategies for more than 25 years. Recently, the country received the certificate of elimination of LF as a public health problem. In this post-elimina...
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| description | Abstract Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a debilitating and stigmatizing disease. In Brazil, the disease has been the target of control and elimination strategies for more than 25 years. Recently, the country received the certificate of elimination of LF as a public health problem. In this post-elimination moment, the question arises: what now? Given the possibility of emergence and reemergence of the disease, it is important that epidemiological surveillance measures are reviewed and applied effectively. Graphical Abstract |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d41a1ce63e964117bee3c39e1c43ed5a2025-08-20T03:08:05ZengBMCParasites & Vectors1756-33052025-03-011811210.1186/s13071-025-06707-0Brazil was certified by the World Health Organization for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis: what now?Eduardo Brandão0Paula Oliveira1Maria Almerice Lopes da Silva2Abraham Rocha3National Reference Service for Filariasis, Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz FoundationNational Reference Service for Filariasis, Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz FoundationNational Reference Service for Filariasis, Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz FoundationNational Reference Service for Filariasis, Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz FoundationAbstract Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a debilitating and stigmatizing disease. In Brazil, the disease has been the target of control and elimination strategies for more than 25 years. Recently, the country received the certificate of elimination of LF as a public health problem. In this post-elimination moment, the question arises: what now? Given the possibility of emergence and reemergence of the disease, it is important that epidemiological surveillance measures are reviewed and applied effectively. Graphical Abstracthttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06707-0Lymphatic filariasisEliminationEpidemiological surveillance |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo Brandão Paula Oliveira Maria Almerice Lopes da Silva Abraham Rocha Brazil was certified by the World Health Organization for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis: what now? Parasites & Vectors Lymphatic filariasis Elimination Epidemiological surveillance |
| title | Brazil was certified by the World Health Organization for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis: what now? |
| title_full | Brazil was certified by the World Health Organization for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis: what now? |
| title_fullStr | Brazil was certified by the World Health Organization for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis: what now? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brazil was certified by the World Health Organization for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis: what now? |
| title_short | Brazil was certified by the World Health Organization for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis: what now? |
| title_sort | brazil was certified by the world health organization for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis what now |
| topic | Lymphatic filariasis Elimination Epidemiological surveillance |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06707-0 |
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