Lymphatic Endothelial Cell in Endemic Bancroftian Filariasis: A Focus on the Lymphatics of the Tunica Vaginalis Testis [PDF]
Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2018 Background. In endemic areas, lymphangiectasia is the fundamental alteration to live Wuchereria bancrofti adult worms which, in adult males, are usually found in the lymphatic vessels of the spermatic cord; accordingly, hydrocele/filaricele is the most ...
Jose Figueredo-Silva +2 more
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Extralymphatic disease due to bancroftian filariasis [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 1999 Infection with Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, or B. timori not only affects the structure and function of lymphatic vessels but is also associated with extralymphatic pathology and disease. Because it is now possible to detect living adult worms by
G. Dreyer, P. Dreyer, W.F. Piessens
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Imported Asymptomatic Bancroftian Filariasis Discovered from a Plasmodium vivax Infected Patient: A Case Report from Singapore [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2017 Human lymphatic filariasis is a vector-borne disease mainly caused by the parasitic nematode Wuchereria bancrofti and transmitted worldwide within the tropical and subtropical regions.
Jean-Marc Chavatte, Roland Jureen
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Recent Advances In The Control Of Bancroftian Filariasis
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013 NA
Manabu Sasa
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Mapping of Bancroftian Filariasis in Cameroon: Prospects for Elimination. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 BACKGROUND:Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is one of the most debilitating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It still presents as an important public health problem in many countries in the tropics.
Hugues C Nana-Djeunga +10 more
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The Burden of Bancroftian Filariasis in Nigeria: A Review. [PDF]
Ethiop J Health Sci, 2020 BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) vectored by mosquito; and people in rural areas are mostly at risk of infection. Pooling prevalence data across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria is expected to provide a clearer insight into the burden of the disease as this information could guide towards planning ...
Hussaini A +5 more
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MSbB in the treatment of bancroftian filariasis [PDF]
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1962 Abstract 1. 1) MSbB given by mouth to 10 patients for approximately 1 week had a significant filaricidal effect on W. bancrofti . 2. 2) The tolerance towards the test dosage of 8–19 mg./kg. daily and 49–138 mg./kg. for the total dose, was satisfactory.
Ernst A. H. Friedheim
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Bancroftian filariasis associated with male sterility. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2018 A 33-year-old man presented with recurrent pain and swelling in the inguinal region since the last 8 years, occasional fever and loss of sex drive. The pain and swelling usually lasted for 2–3 weeks with a pain-free interval of 4–5 months. He felt that the size of the left testis is gradually reducing.
Panda DK, Mohapatra DP.
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The Genetic Polymorphisms of 24 Base Pair Duplication and Point G102S of Human Chitotriosidase to Bancroftian Filariasis at the Thai–Myanmar Border [PDF]
Pathogens, 2019 Lymphatic filariasis, caused by lymphatic filarial parasites, Wuchereria bancrofti, and Brugia malayi, causes significant morbidity and disability to 120 million people in the tropics and subtropics.
Vivornpun Sanprasert +2 more
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Survey of Bancroftian filariasis infection in humans and Culex mosquitoes in the western Brazilian Amazon region: implications for transmission and control [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2013 Introduction The aim of this work was to identify possible lymphatic filariasis foci in the western Brazilian Amazonian that could be established from the reports of Rachou in the 1950s.
Rodolfo Luís Korte +7 more
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