Infographic of the LF cycle, courtesy of the CDC.

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a debilitating neglected tropical disease that affects more than 1 billion people worldwide. Symptoms include abnormal enlargements of body parts and inflammation, resulting in pain and disability. LF, however, can be beat with close surveillance of the progress of the disease among affected populations, as well as widely implementing drug distribution activities such as mass drug administration. Read more about the progress of LF elimination on TropIKA.net, an independent resource from the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR).