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There are currently two models to explain the course of lymphatic filarial infection and disease in human populations. I develop a different model that incorporates existing data from animal models as well as epidemiological and longitudinal observations on human populations. The model explains the observations and makes predictions which are testable.
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Ravindran, B. (2002). Natural History of Human Filariasis — The Elusive Road. In: The Filaria. World Class Parasites, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47661-4_8
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