[Bancroftian filariasis in Brazil].
Revista de saude publica, 1998 Foi feita revisão dos estudos sobre a distribuição geográfica e prevalências da filariose linfática bancroftiana no Brasil. Entre 1951 a 1958 foram realizados inquéritos hemoscópicos e entomológicos no País, sendo a transmissão autóctone comprovada em apenas 11 Municípios: Ponta Grossa (SC), 14,5%; Belém (PA), 9,8%; Barra de Laguna (SC), 9,4%; Recife ...
Rocha, Eliana M. M., Fontes, Gilberto
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Vectors Of Malaria And Filariasis In Indonesia [PDF]
, 1989 Malaria at present is still one of the important mosquito-borne diseases in Indonesia. The disease is widespread all over the country and involves nearly all islands. Sixteen Anopheles species have been reconfirmed as malaria vectors.
Hoedojo, H. (Hoedojo)
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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 +2 more
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Prevalence of endemic Bancroftian filariasis in the high altitude region of south-eastern Nigeria [PDF]
, 2011 Background & objectives: The study was aimed at determining the prevalence and intensity of Wuchereriabancrofti microfilaraemia in a high altitude region of south-eastern Nigeria, and ascertaining the prevalenceof clinical signs and symptoms associated ...
E.C. Utta
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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 +6 more
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In Vitro Expression of Filarial SXPI Gene for the Development of a Nucleic Acid Based Vaccine [PDF]
, 2005 The objectives of this study were to clone gene that encode filarial SXPI protein followed by in vitm expression of the protein. The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) WHO has advocated SXPl as one of the vaccine ...
Abd. Majid, Roslaini
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A comparison of two tests for filarial antigenemia in areas in Sri Lanka and Indonesia with low-level persistence of lymphatic filariasis following mass drug administration [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Filarial antigen tests are key tools for mapping the distribution of bancroftian filariasis and for detecting areas with persistent infections following mass drug administration (MDA).
Djuardi, Yenny +10 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 +5 more
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Understanding the relationship between prevalence of microfilariae and antigenaemia using a model of lymphatic filariasis infection. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis is a debilitating neglected tropical disease that affects impoverished communities. Rapid diagnostic tests of antigenaemia are a practical alternative to parasitological tests of microfilaraemia for mapping and ...
Brooker, Simon J +6 more
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Assessment of lymphatic filariasis prior to re-starting mass drug administration campaigns in coastal Kenya. [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a debilitating disease associated with extensive disfigurement and is one of a diverse group of diseases referred to as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) which mainly occur among the poorest populations.
Brooker, Simon J +10 more
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