CWRU-Led study triggers change in WHO treatment guidelines for lymphatic filariasis

(Case Western Reserve University) Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have shown that a single 'cocktail' of three pill-based anti-parasite medications is significantly more effective at killing microscopic larval worms in people diagnosed with lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, than other standard two-drug combinations previously used in the global effort to eliminate this infectious disease. A combination of all three drugs given simultaneously had never been tested until now.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news