Current Epidemiological Assessment of Bancroftian Filariasis in Tanga Region, Northeastern Tanzania [PDF]
Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2016 Background. Tanzania started a countrywide lymphatic filariasis elimination programme in 2000 adopting the mass drug administration (MDA) strategy. The drug used for the programme was the combination of ivermectin and albendazole.
Happyness J. Mshana +3 more
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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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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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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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Bancroftian filariasis in an endemic area of Brazil: differences between genders during puberty [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2005 Gender differences in susceptibility to infectious diseases have been observed in various studies. A survey was performed in a bancroftian filariasis endemic area in the city of Olinda, Brazil.
Cynthia Braga +4 more
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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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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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Current Evidence on the Use of Antifilarial Agents in the Management of bancroftian Filariasis [PDF]
Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2011 Many trials have explored the efficacy of individual drugs and drug combinations to treat bancroftian filariasis. This narrative review summarizes the current evidence for drug management of bancroftian filariasis.
Sumadhya Deepika Fernando +2 more
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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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