D O Freedman1, P J de Almeido Filho, S Besh
1Division of Geographic Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Asymptomatic carriers of Wuchereria bancrofti, a cause of lymphatic filariasis, show enhanced lymph flow. This suggests subclinical lymphatic dysfunction, necessitating a reevaluation of intervention strategies to prevent elephantiasis.
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