Lymphatic filariasis is a disease caused by tiny worms that live in the lymphatic system of the human body. It leads to swelling and damage in the limbs, causing painful and disfiguring changes. Full definition
A major challenge facing mass drug administration (MDA) programmes targeting the control and elimination of lymphatic filariasis or onchocerciasis (thiswormyworld.org)
Efforts to eliminate onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis in Central Africa through mass drug administration have been suspended because of ivermectin - associated serious adverse events, including death, in patients infected with the filarial parasite Loa loa. (stm.sciencemag.org)
(MDA has long been used for lymphatic filariasis and other parasitic diseases but has a checkered history with malaria.) (sciencemag.org)