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Studies on some Immunological Aspects of Brugian and Bancroftian Filariasis [PDF]

The possibility of developing a satisfactory serological test applicable to seroepidemiological studies of brugian and bancroftian filariasis was investigated. The cat-Brugla uahungi model was used.
Au Chak-Sam, A
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Socio-cultural aspects of lymphatic filariasis and the role of communities in its control in Ghana [PDF]

, 2000
Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) is one of the worlds most debilitating and disfiguring tropical diseases. The World Health Organization estimates that there are about one billion people at risk in about 80 countries worldwide.
Gyapong, Margaret
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Population ecology of mosquitoes and the status of bancroftian filariasis in El Dakahlia Governorate, the Nile delta, Egypt.

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2013
Mosquitoes were surveyed (Oct. 2010 & Apr. - Oct. 2011) in some localities representing 13 centers of El-Dakahlia Governorate. Six mosquito species were collected: Culex pipiens, Cx. antennatus, Cx. perexiguus, Ochlerotatus detritus, Anopheles pharoensis
Y. M. Abdel-Hamid, M. Soliman, M. Kenawy
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Mosquitoes naturally infected with arboviruses or Bancroftian filariasis in southern and eastern Africa.

, 2013
Mosquitoes naturally infected with arboviruses or Bancroftian filariasis in southern and eastern Africa.
Dickson W. Lweitoijera (362866), Sheila B. Ogoma (362865), Wolfgang R. Mukabana (254124), Hassan Ngonyani (254121), Tanya L. Russell (362868), Gerry F. Killeen (245744), Benjamin Furer (362867), Sarah J. Moore (201453)   +7 more
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Terapia complementar em área endêmica de filariose bancroftiana, pelos Clubes da Esperança Hope Clubs as adjunct therapeutic measure in bancroftian filariasis endemic areas

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2006
Em 1997, a Organização Mundial de Saúde anunciou um ambicioso projeto de eliminação global da filariose linfática como problema de saúde pública. Esse projeto baseia-se em dois pilares: interrupção da transmissão e controle da morbidade.
Gerusa Dreyer, Joaquim Norões, Denise Mattos   +2 more
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Field evaluation of the whole blood immunochromatographic test for rapid bancroftian filariasis diagnosis in the northeast of Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2003
This study evaluated the whole blood immunochromatographic card test (ICT card test) in a survey performed in Northeastern Brazil. 625 people were examined by the thick blood film (TBF) and ICT card test.
Braga Cynthia, Dourado Maria Inês, Ximenes Ricardo Arraes de A., Alves Luiz, Brayner Fabio, Rocha Abraham, Alexander Neal   +6 more
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The role of ultrasonography in the differentiation of the various types of filaricele due to bancroftian filariasis.

Acta Tropica, 2011
OBJECTIVE (i) To determine the frequencies of urogenital pathologies in men infected with bancroftian filariasis, and (ii) to evaluate the role of ultrasonography (USG) as a diagnostic tool to differentiate between diverse pathologies with different ...
S. Mand, A. Debrah, U. Klarmann, S. Mante, A. Kwarteng, Linda Batsa, Yeboah Marfo-Debrekyei, O. Adjei, A. Hoerauf   +8 more
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Histopathologic Improvement with Lymphedema Management, Léogâne, Haiti

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
In countries where bancroftian filariasis is endemic, lymphedema of the leg is a public health problem, particularly for women, who are disproportionately affected.
Susan F. Wilson, Jeannette Guarner, Alix L. Valme, Jacky Louis-Charles, Tara L. Jones, David G. Addiss   +5 more
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Identification and control of an isolated, but intense focus of lymphatic filariasis on Satawal Island, Federated States of Micronesia, in 2003

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2017
Background There is very limited data available on the prevalence of Bancroftian filariasis in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Considerable attempts to eliminate the disease had occurred in the Pacific region by the year 2003, and the ...
Moses Pretrick, Wayne Melrose, Jean-Paul Chaine, Deon Canyon, Jaime Carron, Patricia M. Graves, Richard S. Bradbury   +6 more
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Characterization Of The Homologs Of A Diagnostically Significant Brugia Malayi Gene (Bm17DIII) In Wuchereria Bancrofti, Loa Loa and Onchocerca Volvulus [RA644.F5 R788 2007 f rb]. [PDF]

, 2006
Satu ujian pantas yang dikenali sebagai BRUGIArapid (BR) yang mengesan antibodi IgG4 terhadap antigen rekombinan B. malayi (BmR1) adalah sangat berguna dalam pemetaan dan pengawasan kawasan yang endemik bagi filariasis brugia.
Abdul Aziz, Ros Azeana
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