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Immunization of Mastomys coucha with Brugia malayi recombinant trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase results in significant protection against homologous challenge infection. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Development of a vaccine to prevent or reduce parasite development in lymphatic filariasis would be a complementary approach to existing chemotherapeutic tools.
Susheela Kushwaha, Prashant Kumar Singh, Ajay Kumar Rana, Shailja Misra-Bhattacharya   +3 more
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Recent Advances on the Use of Biochemical Extracts as Filaricidal Agents

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic infection that causes a devastating public health and socioeconomic burden with an estimated infection of over 120 million individuals worldwide. The infection is caused by three closely related nematode parasites, namely, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and B.
Nazeh M. Al-Abd, Zurainee Mohamed Nor, Abdulelah H. Al-Adhroey, Anwar Suhaimi, S. Sivanandam, Yew-Min Tzeng   +5 more
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MID ARM SWELLING- A RARE PRESENTATION OF FILARIASIS

National Journal of Medical Research, 2014
Bancroftian Filariasis is a tropical and subtropical disease caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and transmitted by the Culex mosquitoes. The diagnosis of it is conventionally made by demonstrating microfilariae in the peripheral blood smear.
Haren Oza, Jignasa Bhalodia, Ami Shah, Palak Modi   +3 more
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Surveillance of Wuchereria bancrofti infection by anti-filarial IgG4 in urine among schoolchildren and molecular xenomonitoring in Sri Lanka: a post mass drug administration study

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2019
Background Surveillance of hidden foci or resurgence of the bancroftian filariasis has high priority to maintain the elimination status in Sri Lanka.
Hidekazu Takagi, Thishan C. Yahathugoda, Bumpei Tojo, Upeksha L. Rathnapala, Fumiaki Nagaoka, Mirani V. Weerasooriya, Makoto Itoh   +6 more
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Bancroftian filariasis in two urban areas of Recife, Brasil: the role of individual risk factors Filariose bancroftiana em duas áreas urbanas do Recife, Brasil: o papel dos fatores de risco individuais

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1995
Bancroftian filariasis is spreading in towns of endemic areas as in Recife, northeastern Brazil, where it is a major public health problem. This paper deals with the prevalence of microfilaraemia and filarial disease in two urban areas of Recife ...
M. de Fátima Militão de Albuquerque, Mauro C Marzochi, Ricardo A. de A. Ximenes, M. Cintia Braga, M. C. Maia Silva, André F Furtado   +5 more
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Sero-antigen prevalence of lymphatic filariasis and risk factors of podoconiosis in Busiriba sub-county, Kamwenge district, Southwestern Uganda, August–September 2018

BMC Research Notes
Objective Given the neglected nature of filariasis, especially in Uganda where data are scarce, this cross-sectional study aimed to determine the sero-antigen prevalence of lymphatic filariasis and risk factors associated with non-lymphatic filariasis ...
Vicent Mwesigye, Benson Musinguzi, Benson Okongo, William Mucunguzi, Michael Nyende Kakaire, Richard Migisha   +5 more
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Importance of Microfilariae Detection on Night’s Peripheral Blood Smear Without Eosinophilia in a Febrile Case with Right Lower Limb Swelling

GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences
Bancroftian filariasis is caused by the filarial parasite Wuchereria Bancrofti and is transmitted by Culexmosquitoes. It is found in tropical and subtropical countries.
Shweta S Joshi, Bhushan M Warpe, Bhavin S Sharma   +2 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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Filariasis diagnosed by real-time ultrasound scanning as filarial dance sign – A case report

IDCases, 2022
Introduction: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a vector-borne illness caused due to Wuchereria bancrofti. Genital abnormalities may result from chronic inflammation of the lymphatic vessels and obstruction of the afferent vessels in Bancroftian filariasis ...
Shekhar Gurung, Saurab Karki, Krishna Kharal, Sudeep Thapa, Suresh Thapa, Surakshya Baral   +5 more
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