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In the Americas, only four countries are currently known to be [[endemic]]: Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Guyana and Brazil. | In the Americas, only four countries are currently known to be [[endemic]]: Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Guyana and Brazil. | ||
In the United States, Charleston, South Carolina, was the last known place with lymphatic filariasis. The infection disappeared early in the 20th century. Currently, you can not get infected in the U.S. | In the United States, Charleston, South Carolina, was the last known place with lymphatic filariasis. The [[infection]] disappeared early in the 20th century. Currently, you can not get infected in the U.S. | ||
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Epidemiology and Demographics
Lymphatic filariasis affects over 120 million people in 80 countries throughout the tropics and sub-tropics of Asia, Africa, the Western Pacific, and parts of the Caribbean and South America.
In the Americas, only four countries are currently known to be endemic: Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Guyana and Brazil.
In the United States, Charleston, South Carolina, was the last known place with lymphatic filariasis. The infection disappeared early in the 20th century. Currently, you can not get infected in the U.S.