The mission of The DOLF Project is to develop and test improved treatments for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis that will enhance efforts to control and eliminate these important neglected tropical diseases.
NEWS & EVENTS
Open Positions for Postdoctoral Fellows
Postdoctoral Fellowship 1: Translational research on lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis The Infectious Diseases Division of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for research related to the elimination programs for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis (see www.dolfproject.wustl.edu). We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to perform […]
Open Positions for Postdoctoral Fellows
Postdoctoral Fellowship 1: Translational research on lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis The Infectious Diseases Division of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for research related to the elimination programs for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis (see www.dolfproject.wustl.edu). We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to perform […]
New clinical trial for treatment of LF in Cote d’Ivoire
DOLF project studies have demonstrated the safety and superior efficacy of IDA (a triple drug regimen of ivermectin, DEC, and albendazole) for treatment of lymphatic filariasis (LF). Moxidectin is a new drug that was recently approved for treatment of onchocerciasis. It is more effective than ivermectin for long-term clearance of O. volvulus parasites from the […]
DOLF Project Ophthalmologists Publish Short Case Report
DOLF project ophthalmologists Michael Gyasi and Augustine Hong have published a short case report of a patient with ocular onchocerciasis. This includes a photo and a very interesting video with motile microfilariae in the anterior chamber of the eye (open access, see “supplements”) that people may want to use for teaching or social mobilization. Microfilarial […]
Update on IDA treatment published
DOLF researchers provide update on long term effect of IDA triple drug treatment for lymphatic filariasis. N Engl J Med. 2018;382(20):1956-1957
DOLF Team Collaborates for Upcoming IDA Rollout in Indonesia
The DOLF team recently collaborated with the Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta and the Indonesian Ministry of Health to host a 1.5-day meeting in early February in Jakarta to discuss strategic planning for the upcoming rollout of IDA mass drug administration (MDA) in the country. The attendee list also included a representative of the Bill and Melinda […]
DOLF Laboratory Core Improves Microscopy Technology
The lab in St. Louis received an Olympus VS120-S6 microscope and slide scanner. Microscopy is essential to study the effect of drugs on adult Onchocerca volvulus worms. However, drug-related morphological changes are sometimes difficult to differentiate from age-related changes of the worms. Unfortunately, is the technical expertise to judge worms in histological nodule sections vanishing […]
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Indonesia
Liberia – Foya
Cote d’Ivoire – Akoupe
Indonesia – Sumba
Fiji
India
Republic of Congo
Republic of Congo
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
India
Democratic Republic of Congo