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Filariasis Control in Coastal Nigeria: Predictive Significance of Baseline Entomological Indices of Anopheles gambiae s.l. (Diptera: Culicidae)

International Scholarly Research Notices, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
This work aimed at collecting filariasis transmission data of Anopheles gambiae to be used in predicting future trends in filariasis transmission and control programme outcomes. Collection of the mosquitoes was made by human landing catch and light trap methods. In all, 5,813 females were caught from September 2005 to August 2006.
Emmanuel C. Uttah, Dominic Ibe, Gloria N. Wokem, P. A. Calatayud, O. K. Douro Kpindou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Bancroftian Filariasis Elimination on Thailand‐Myanmar Border: Public Health Challenges toward Postgenomic MDA Evaluation

International Scholarly Research Notices, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
From regional and global perspectives, Thailand has progressed toward lymphatic filariasis transmission‐free zone in almost entire endemic provinces, being verified by WHO by the end of 2012 after the 5‐year implementation of mass drug administration (MDA) with diethylcarbamazine and albendazole as part of the National Program to Eliminate Lymphatic ...
Adisak Bhumiratana, Apiradee Intarapuk, Surachart Koyadun, Pannamas Maneekan, Prapa Sorosjinda-Nunthawarasilp, P. Horrocks, W. Mosca, P. A. Nogueira, J. Ogwal-Okeng, S. Tesana   +9 more
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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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An investigation of the disparity in estimates of microfilaraemia and antigenaemia in lymphatic filariasis surveys [PDF]

, 2015
The diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis (LF) is based typically on either microfilaraemia as assessed by microscopy or filarial antigenaemia using an immuno-chromatographic test.
Bockarie, Moses J, Brooker, Simon J, Cano, Jorge, Davies, Emmanuel, Moraga, Paula, Nikolay, Birgit, Njenga, Sammy M, Okorie, Patricia N, Rebollo, Maria P   +8 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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Survey of Bancroftian filariasis infection in humans and Culex mosquitoes in the western Brazilian Amazon region: implications for transmission and control

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2013
Introduction The aim of this work was to identify possible lymphatic filariasis foci in the western Brazilian Amazonian that could be established from the reports of Rachou in the 1950s.
Rodolfo Luís Korte, Gilberto Fontes, Juliana de Souza Almeida Aranha Camargo, Eliana Maria Maurício da Rocha, Edicarlos André Cavalcante de Araújo, Marcelo Zagonel de Oliveira, Rafael Vital dos Santos, Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo   +7 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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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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Mathematical modelling of lymphatic filariasis elimination programmes in India: Required duration of mass drug administration and post-treatment level of infection indicators [PDF]

, 2016
Background: India has made great progress towards the elimination of lymphatic filariasis. By 2015, most endemic districts had completed at least five annual rounds of mass drug administration (MDA).
A Krentel, AD Hopkins, AN Shriram, AP Plaisier, AP Plaisier, BK Chu, BK Singh, BK Singh, BV Babu, Chellasamy Vinubala, CM Stone, D Das, E Michael, E Michael, E Michael, E Michael, E Michael, EA Ottesen, EA Ottesen, FO Richards Jr, G Dreyer, G Pichon, GJ Weil, GJ Weil, GJ Weil, GJ Weil, GJ Weil, H Slater, HP Duerr, HP Duerr, IP Sunish, IP Sunish, IP Sunish, J Cano, JB Koroma, JDF Habbema, K Gass, K Polman, L Nicolas, LC Snow, M El Setouhy, M Gambhir, M Gambhir, M Gyapong, MA Hussain, MA Irvine, MC Stanton, MEA De Kraker, MG Basáñez, N Bhullar, NA Kshirsagar, NL Nguyen, P Vanamail, PN Okorie, Purushothaman Jambulingam, R Gounoue-Kamkumo, S Chanteau, S Ghosh, S Sabesan, S Sabesan, S Subramanian, S Subramanian, S Subramanian, S Swaminathan, S. J. de Vlas, SP Pani, SW Lindsay, Swaminathan Subramanian, TC Yahathugoda, TD Hollingsworth, U Amazigo, W. A. Stolk, WA Stolk, WA Stolk, WA Stolk, WA Stolk, WA Stolk, WA Stolk, WA Stolk, WA Stolk, WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, WR Brieger   +84 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
doaj   +1 more source