Philip Budge, MD, PhD
Health, Tropical Diseases, Lymphatic Filariasis
Dr. Philip Budge is developing diagnostic tools for the detection of parasitic infections. He is specifically collaborating to better detect and treat the eye worm known as loa loa. Dr. Budge is an assistant professor of infectious diseases in the School of Medicine and working with the Death to Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis (DOLF) project.
Location
Cameroon
Ghana
Liberia
Côte d’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of Congo
Senegal
Togo
Goals & Impact
Eradicate lymphatic filariasis by expanding surveillance and detection systems.
Collaborators
- Gary Weil
- Government and NGOs in Senegal and Togo
- DOLF Project