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Comprehensive Assessment of a Hotspot with Persistent Bancroftian Filariasis in Coastal Sri Lanka. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2018
Rao RU, Samarasekera SD, Nagodavithana KC, Goss CW, Punchihewa MW, Dassanayaka TDM, Ranasinghe USB, Mendis D, Weil GJ.   +8 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

The impact of repeated rounds of mass drug administration with diethylcarbamazine plus albendazole on bancroftian filariasis in Papua New Guinea.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2008
BackgroundThis study employed various monitoring methods to assess the impact of repeated rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) on bancroftian filariasis in Papua New Guinea, which has the largest filariasis problem in the Pacific region.Methodology ...
Gary J Weil, Will Kastens, Melinda Susapu, Sandra J Laney, Steven A Williams, Christopher L King, James W Kazura, Moses J Bockarie   +7 more
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Characterization of a novel microfilarial antigen for diagnosis of Wuchereria bancrofti infections.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
BackgroundLymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease caused by the filarial nematodes Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori. The Global Program to Eliminate LF uses mass drug administration (MDA) of anti-filarial drugs that
Sarah E Greene, Kerstin Fischer, Young-Jun Choi, Kurt C Curtis, Philip J Budge, Makedonka Mitreva, Christopher L King, Peter U Fischer, Gary J Weil   +8 more
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Larvicidal Activity of Cassia occidentalis (Linn.) against the Larvae of Bancroftian Filariasis Vector Mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. [PDF]

J Parasitol Res, 2014
Background & Objectives. The plan of this work was to study the larvicidal activity of Cassia occidentalis (Linn.) against the larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus. These larvae are the most significant vectors. They transmit the parasites and pathogens which cause a deadly disease like filariasis, dengue, yellow fever, malaria, Japanese encephalitis ...
Kumar D, Chawla R, Dhamodaram P, Balakrishnan N.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Larvicidal Activities and Synergistic Effects of Essential Oils against Anopheles funestus and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) from Kisumu, Kenya

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Rapid development of resistance in vector mosquitoes to synthetic insecticides is a major challenge for malaria control. The use of plant‐derived essential oils (EOs) is an attractive strategy in controlling mosquito populations because they are environmentally safe and may have a lower chance of developing resistance.
Dimitri W. Wangrawa, Jackline Kosgei, Maxwell Machani, James Opala, Silas Agumba, Felix Yaméogo, Dov Borovsky, Eric Ochomo, Luciano Toma   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of immunodiagnostic tests for human gnathostomiasis using different antigen preparations of Gnathostoma spinigerum larvae against IgE, IgM, IgG, IgG1‐4 and IgG1 patterns of post‐treated patients

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 26, Issue 12, Page 1634-1644, December 2021., 2021
Abstract Objectives The aims of the study were two‐fold: (1) antigen (Ag) preparation and evaluation of three antigens of Gnathostoma spinigerum infective larvae (GsL3), crude somatic antigen (CSAg), excretory‐secretory antigen (ESAg) and partially purified antigens (namely P1Ag, P2Ag and P3Ag) to differentiate IgE, IgG, IgG1–4 and IgM for human ...
Issariya Ieamsuwan, Dorn Watthanakulpanich, Urai Chaisri, Poom Adisakwattana, Paron Dekumyoy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Etiology of Elephantiasis and Its Associated Risk Factors in Jeldu District, West Shoa, Ethiopia

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Elephantiasis is the main cause of tropical lymphoedema in Ethiopia. The aim of the current study was to assess the etiology of elephantiasis and its associated risk factors. Cross‐sectional community‐based study was carried out from March to May 2020 in seven purposively selected villages of Jeldu district.
Ararsa Negasa, Mebrate Dufera, Pedro P. Chieffi   +2 more
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A mechanism for chronic filarial hydrocele with implications for its surgical repair. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010
BACKGROUND: Chronic hydrocele is the most common manifestation of bancroftian filariasis, an endemic disease in 80 countries. In a prospective study, we evaluated the occurrence of intrascrotal lymphangiectasia, gross appearance/consistency of the testis,
Joaquim Norões, Gerusa Dreyer
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Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia, and Their Molecular Identification

International Journal of Zoology, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Morphological characteristics have been the gold standard method to identify mosquito species. However, morphological identification has many limitations including lack of expertise and damaging of external characters due to improper specimen handling.
Elsiddig Noureldin, Ommer Dafalla, Abdualziz Hakami, Mohammed Jubran, Ahmed Alzhrani, Muhannad Mujally, Othman Shajari, Ali Khardali, Zaki Eisa, Marco Cucco   +9 more
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Assessing the Filariasis Causing Parasites in Adult Mosquitoes and the Vector Mosquito Larval Breeding in Selected Medical Officer of Health Areas in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of filariasis causing parasites in adult mosquitoes and vector mosquito larval breeding in four Medical Officer of Health (MOH) areas in Gampaha district, Sri Lanka. Adult female mosquitoes at their resting places were collected using a prokopack aspirator operated twice a day from 7.00 am to ...
S. A. S. Pilagolla, L. D. Amarasinghe, Pedro P. Chieffi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source