Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) is a public health problem in Nepal. Nepal conducted LF mapping in 2001 and 2005 and remapping in 2012 by using ICT (Immunochromatography Test card) which revealed 13% average prevalence of LF infection in the country, ranging from <1% to 39%. Based on the ICT survey, morbidity reporting and geo‐ecological comparability sixty one districts of the country were mapped as endemic for LF. The disease has been detected in different topographical areas ranging in altitude from 300 feet above sea level in the plain terai ecological zone to 5,800 feet above sea level in high hill areas. Comparatively, more LF cases are seen in the terai than in the hills, but valleys and river basin areas of hilly districts have also high disease burden. The disease is more prevalent in the rural areas of the country, predominantly affecting the poorer sector of the community. Wuchereria bancrofti is the onl...
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