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You are watching Lymphatic Filariasis Season 1 Episode 6

Lymphatic Filariasis or Elephantiasis is one of the world’s most disabling diseases. Around 120 million people are infected, 40 million of whom are disabled by it causing huge social and economic problems. This programme looks at the extraordinary campaign to eliminate the disease in the next 20 years using a combination of donated drugs.

• On site 09 September 2008
• Air date 28 June 2004
• Produced for BBC World

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Keywords

• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine,
• Ivermectin,
• Mectizan,
• David Molyneaux,
• Elephantiasis,
• Infectious Disease