“The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Timor-Leste for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem, making it the fifth country in the Region to achieve this milestone…
LF, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a debilitating parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes. The infection is usually acquired in childhood with painful and disfiguring visible manifestations appearing much later in life, often in the form of enlargement of body parts causing pain, severe disability, and associated stigma.”