Wuchereria bancrofti Lymphatic Filariasis, Barrancabermeja, Colombia, 2023

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 30; no. 7; pp. 1398 - 1401
• Main Authors: Suárez, José A, Vargas-Soler, Jose A, Manosalva-Arciniegas, Laura Isabel, Becerra-González, Stephanie, Ramirez, Angie L, Cáceres, Tatiana, Luna, Nicolas, Ramírez, Juan David, Paniz-Mondolfi, Alberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-07-2024; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Adult; Animals; Causes of; Colombia; Colombia - epidemiology; Diagnosis; Dispatch; Elephantiasis, Filarial - epidemiology; Emerging communicable diseases; Female; Fieldwork; Filariasis; Humans; Infections; Initiatives; lymphatic filariasis; Lymphatic Filariasis, Barrancabermeja, Colombia, 2023; Lymphedema; Male; Middle Aged; mosquito-borne; Mosquitoes; Nematoda; Nematodes; Onchocerciasis; Parasites; Parasitic diseases; Pediatric research; Phylogeny; Tropical diseases; Urbanization; Vector-borne diseases; Wuchereria bancrofti; Wuchereria bancrofti - genetics; Colombia; Panama; South America; Venezuela; Ecuador; Guyana; Magdalena River; lymphatic filariasis; Colombia; vector-borne infections; parasites; Wuchereria bancrofti; mosquito-borne; nematodes
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid3007.231363

We describe a recent case of lymphatic filariasis in Colombia caused by Wuchereria bancrofti nematodes. Our study combines clinical-epidemiologic findings with phylogenetic data. Resurgence of lymphatic filariasis may be linked to increasing urbanization trends and migration from previously endemic regions. Fieldwork can be a beneficial tool for screening and containing transmission.