Review
Behaviour of filariae: morphological and anatomical signatures of their life style within the arthropod and vertebrate hosts
Odile Bain, Simon Babayan
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:16 (15 December 2003)

Research
Treatment of co-infection with bancroftian filariasis and onchocerciasis: a safety and efficacy study of albendazole with ivermectin compared to treatment of single infection with bancroftian filariasis
William H Makunde, Leo M Kamugisha, Julius J Massaga, Rachel W Makunde, Zakana X Savael, Juma Akida, Fred M Salum, Mark J Taylor
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:15 (6 November 2003)

Short paper
Spatial variation of Anopheles-transmitted Wuchereria bancrofti and Plasmodium falciparum infection densities in Papua New Guinea
Neal D Alexander, Rana A Moyeed, Phil J Hyun, Zachary B Dimber, Moses J Bockarie, Julian Stander, Bryan T Grenfell, James W Kazura, Michael P Alpers
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:14 (14 September 2003)

Perspectives
Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) Elimination: A public health success and development opportunity
David Molyneux
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:13 (9 September 2003)

Perspectives
The Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis: A Strategy for Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development – Perspectives from the Philippines
Jaime Z Galvez Tan
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:12 (21 July 2003)

Research
PCR and Mosquito dissection as tools to monitor filarial infection levels following mass treatment
David S Goodman, Jean-Nicolas Orelus, Jacquelin M Roberts, Patrick J Lammie, Thomas G Streit
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:11 (7 July 2003)

Research
Obligatory symbiotic Wolbachia endobacteria are absent from Loa loa
Dietrich W Büttner, Samuel Wanji, Chiara Bazzocchi, Odile Bain, Peter Fischer
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:10 (9 May 2003)

Research
Evidence against Wolbachia symbiosis in Loa loa
Helen F McGarry, Ken Pfarr, Gill Egerton, Achim Hoerauf, Jean-Paul Akue, Peter Enyong, Samuel Wanji, Sabine L Kläger, Albert E Bianco, Nick J Beeching, Mark J Taylor
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:9 (2 May 2003)

Review
Impact of ivermectin on onchocerciasis transmission: assessing the empirical evidence that repeated ivermectin mass treatments may lead to elimination/eradication in West-Africa
Gerard JJM Borsboom, Boakye A Boatin, Nico JD Nagelkerke, Hyacinthe Agoua, Komlan LB Akpoboua, E William Soumbey Alley, Yeriba Bissan, Alfons Renz, Laurent Yameogo, Jan HF Remme, J Dik F Habbema
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:8 (24 March 2003)

Research
Mapping of lymphatic filariasis in Nepal
Jeevan B Sherchand, Valérie Obsomer, Garib Das Thakur, Marcel Hommel
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:7 (19 March 2003)

Research
Human immune responses to infective stage larval-specific chitinase of filarial parasite, Onchocerca volvulus, Ov-CHI-1.
Yang Wu, Gillian Egerton, James S McCarthy, Thomas B Nutman, Albert E Bianco
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:6 (14 March 2003)

Research
Some observations on the effect of Daflon (micronized purified flavonoid fraction of Rutaceae aurantiae) in bancroftian filarial lymphoedema
LK Das, G Subramanyam Reddy, SP Pani
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:5 (12 March 2003)

Perspectives
Lymphoedema: Pathophysiology and management in resource-poor settings - relevance for lymphatic filariasis control programmes
Babar Vaqas, Terence J Ryan
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:4 (12 March 2003)

Research
Animated documentation of the filaria dance sign (FDS) in bancroftian filariasis
Sabine Mand, Yeboah Marfo-Debrekyei, Matthias Dittrich, Kerstin Fischer, Ohene Adjei, Achim Hoerauf
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:3 (27 February 2003)

Meeting report
Final report of the Conference on the eradicability of Onchocerciasis
Yankum Dadzie, Maria Neira, Donald Hopkins
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:2 (7 February 2003)

Short paper
Impact on the quality of life of lymphoedema patients following introduction of a hygiene and skin care regimen in a Guyanese community endemic for lymphatic filariasis: A preliminary clinical intervention study
T McPherson
Filaria Journal 2003, 2:1 (24 January 2003)