Anthelmintic Treatments for<unk>  differ depending on the geographic location of the area of the world in which the disease was acquired. In sub-Saharan Africa, albendazole is being used with ivermectin to treat the disease, whereas elsewhere in the world, albendazole is used with diethylcarbamazine. Geo-targeting treatments is part of a larger strategy to eventually eliminate<unk>  by 2020. Antibiotics The antibiotic doxycycline is also effective in treating<unk> . Its drawbacks over anthelmintic drugs are that it requires 4 to 6 weeks of treatment, should not be used in young children and pregnant women, and is photosensitizing, which limits its use for mass prevention. The parasites responsible for elephantiasis have a population of endosymbiotic bacteria, Wolbachia, that live inside the worm. When the symbiotic bacteria of the adult worms are killed by the antibiotic, they no longer provide chemicals which the nematode larvae need to develop, which either kills the larvae or prevents their normal development. This permanently sterilizes the adult worms, which also die within 1 to 2 years instead of their normal 10 to 14-year lifespan. Vaccine A vaccine is not yet available, but in 2013, the University of Illinois College of Medicine was reporting 95% efficacy in testing against B. malayi in mice. Supportive treatments Additionally, surgical treatment may be helpful for issues related to scrotal elephantiasis and hydrocele. However, surgery is generally ineffective at correcting elephantiasis of the limbs.
Lymphatic filariasis
Isosporiasis
Loa loa filariasis
Leishmaniasis
Onchocerciasis
Paragonimiasis
Toxocariasis
Cyclosporiasis