Laos eliminates elephantiasis: WHO

MANILA (Xinhua): Laos has eliminated lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, a painful and disabling neglected tropical disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said here on Monday (Oct 16).

Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes that causes the enlargement of body parts, often resulting in pain, severe disability, stigma, and associated economic hardship.