Prevention focuses on protecting against mosquito bites in endemic regions. Insect repellents and mosquito nets are useful to protect against mosquito bites. Public education efforts must also be made within the endemic areas of the world to successfully lower the prevalence of<unk>  infections. Eradication The WHO is coordinating an effort to eradicate filariasis. The mainstay of this programme is the mass use of antifilarial drugs on a regular basis for at least five years. In April 2011, Sri Lanka was certified by the WHO as having eradicated this disease.
Wuchereria bancrofti
Onchocerca volvulus
Schistosoma haematobium
Taenia solium
Schistosoma intercalatum
Echinostoma revolutum
Schistosoma japonicum
Taenia asiatica