DOLF Scientists Test New Scanner for Measuring Leg Swelling due to Filariasis
In March of 2017, DOLF researchers, Ramakrishna Rao and Philip Budge traveled to Galle, Sri Lanka to test a new portable scanner with the potential to revolutionize the measurement of limbs affected by lymphatic filariasis (LF). The scanner, which is produced by the Atlanta-based startup, LymphaTech, uses infrared scanning technology similar to that found in […]
DOLF Team Attends NTD Summit, Present IDA Results
Donors, endemic countries, researchers and program managers came together at the NTD Summit in Geneva, Switzerland between April 19-22 to celebrate progress and set a path towards meeting the 2020 goals for eliminating neglected tropical diseases. Five members of the DOLF team attended the NTD Summit to share important results with the NTD community. The […]
Triple-drug Safety Study Reaches Important Milestone
The DOLF project celebrated an important milestone on February 9th. Our Community Based Safety Study of 2-drug vs. 3-drug Therapy for Lymphatic Filariasis completed enrolling and treating 10,000 participants in each of the treatment arms. This achieves the primary objective of the study: measuring the treatment related adverse events following treatment with the 3-drug combination […]
DOLF Shows off Innovative Electronic Data Capture Tool for Clinical Trials at COR-NTD Meeting – November 10, 2016
Last November at the COR-NTD Innovation Lab in Atlanta DOLF Project Manager, Joshua Bogus, demonstrated the capabilities of a tablet-based electronic data capture system that is being used in the Community Based Safety Study of 2-drug vs. 3-drug Therapy for Lymphatic Filariasis. This study is set to collect about 30,000 patient data, across 5 countries, […]
$8 million grant aids effort to eliminate elephantiasis
IDA Investigator’s Meeting – St. Louis – June 1 – 2, 2016
Investigators from several DOLF sites met in St. Louis from June 1-2, to plan for new studies that will investigate a novel treatment for lymphatic filariasis.
Foundation ANNE MAURER-CECCHINI 2016 Award
6th DOLF Technical Advisory Team Meeting: April 5th – 6th, 2016 – Geneva, Switzerland
The 6th Annual DOLF Meeting was convened in Geneva, Switzerland and generously hosted by the World Health Organization. Members of the Technical Advisory Team (TAT), DOLF researchers, and scientific collaborators, met on April 5 – 6 to review progress of the DOLF project and to discuss strategic issues for DOLF and for elimination programs for […]
On the Road to Global Health
$7 million grant aids efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases
Summer Fieldwork
July 31, 2015 This summer the DOLF team has been busy collecting data from three of our study sites. Washington University in St. Louis investigator, Dr. Peter Fischer, and project manager for operations, Joshua Bogus, were in Côte d’Ivoire for the beginning of the first annual follow-up surveys. For two weeks in June, they joined […]
Recently Published Research from the DOLF Project
April 30, 2015 Conventional Parasitology and DNA-based Diagnostic Methods for Onchocerciasis Elimination Programmes Commonly used methods of diagnosing Onchocerca vululus infections (microscopic detection of microfilaria in skin snips and nodule palpation) are insensitive. Improved methods are needed for monitoring and evaluation of onchocerciasis elimination programs and for clinical diagnosis.This paper reports on the development and […]