Acute Lymphatic Filariasis Infection in United States Armed Forces Personnel Deployed to the Pacific Area of Operations during World War II Provides Important Lessons for Today

摘要: The deployment of United States (US) Armed Forces personnel into the central Pacific islands Samoa and Tonga, which is highly-endemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF), resulted in thousands cases acute form this disease greatly reduced their ability to carry out mission. major driving factor intensity transmission was aggressiveness efficiency Aedes species mosquito vectors, especially day-biting Ae. Polynesiensis. paper reminds us danger that tropical diseases can pose troops sent endemic areas constant careful surveillance required prevent rapid resurgence Aedes-transmitted LF populations, where elimination program has been successful.