Maprik, Papua New Guinea
Mosquito nets already have been shown to reduce the spread of malaria. But working with an international team, our global health experts showed that simply adding insecticide to the nets could nearly eliminate another bug-borne disease, lymphatic filariasis. The infection affects more than 120 million people worldwide, causing elephantiasis, among other painful conditions.
"It has been gratifying to witness a turnabout in attitude from the belief 30 years ago that the disease was untreatable to an expectation it will likely be eliminated during my lifetime. The payoff is better health and less suffering for poor people of the developing world. Our work has made a difference."
James Kazura, MD
Professor of International Health, Medicine and Pathology; Director of the School of Medicine’s Center for Global Health & Diseases
Professor of International Health, Medicine and Pathology; Director of the School of Medicine’s Center for Global Health & Diseases
