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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
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Optimization of a Loop‐Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay as a Point‐of‐Care Tool for the Detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in Human Blood in Tana River Delta, Kenya

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Introduction. Accurate detection of filarial parasites in humans and vectors is essential for the implementation and evaluation of Global and National Programs to eliminate lymphatic filariasis. Immunological methods to detect infection are available; however, cross‐reactivity issues have been reported in most of them.
Kinyatta Nancy, Wambua Lillian, Mutahi Wilkinson, Mugasa Claire, Kamau Luna, Wachira Dorcas, Githae Rosemary, Lusweti Japheth, Ichugu Christine, Waigi Emily, Kagai Jim, Bernard Marchand   +11 more
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Molecular Characterization of a Reemergent Brugia malayi Parasite in Sri Lanka, Suggestive of a Novel Strain

BioMed Research International, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Sri Lanka achieved elimination status for lymphatic filariasis in 2016; still, the disease remains a potential public health issue. The present study is aimed at identifying a subperiodic Brugia sp. parasite which has reemerged in Sri Lanka after four decades via molecular‐based analysis.
C. H. Mallawarachchi, T. G. A. N. Chandrasena, G. P. Withanage, R. Premarathna, S. M. N. S. M. Mallawarachchi, Nilmini Y. Gunawardane, Ranil S. Dasanayake, Dinesh Gunarathna, N. R. de Silva, Khalid Mehmood   +9 more
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A case of subconjunctival bancroftian filariasis

Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2014
Rakesh K Barot, Namrata H Manglani, Madhuri S Pattiwar, Chhaya Chande   +3 more
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Diethylcarbamazine Control of Bancroftian Filariasis [PDF]

BMJ, 1956
I. A. McGregor, H. M. Gilles
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Aspectos da realidade social de crianças e adolescentes atendidos em serviço de referência para filariose bancroftiana, Recife, estado de Pernambuco Aspects of the social realities of children and adolescents seen at a reference service for bancroftian filariasis in Recife, state of Pernambuco

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008
Os autores abordam aspectos da realidade social de crianças e adolescentes residentes em Jaboatão dos Guararapes/PE, diagnosticados como portadores de infecção filarial bancroftiana e tratados no Núcleo de Ensino, Pesquisa e Assistência em Filariose da ...
Denise Mattos, Solange Mota, Gerusa Dreyer   +2 more
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Rift Valley Fever – assessment of effectiveness of surveillance and control measures in the EU

EFSA Journal, Volume 18, Issue 11, November 2020., 2020
Abstract Effectiveness of surveillance and control measures against Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Mayotte (overseas France) and in continental EU were assessed using mathematical models. Surveillance for early detection of RVF virus circulation implies very low design prevalence values and thus sampling a high number of animals, so feasibility issues may ...
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (EFSA AHAW Panel), Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Dominique Joseph Bicout, Paolo Calistri, Klaus Depner, Julian Ashley Drewe, Bruno Garin‐Bastuji, José Luis Gonzales Rojas, Christian Gortázar Schmidt, Mette Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Paolo Pasquali, Helen Clare Roberts, Liisa Helena Sihvonen, Karl Stahl, Antonio Velarde Calvo, Arvo Viltrop, Christoph Winckler, Simon Gubbins, Sotiria‐Eleni Antoniou, Alessandro Broglia, Josè Cortiñas Abrahantes, Sofie Dhollander, Yves Van der Stede   +25 more
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