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Diethylcarbamazine elicits calcium signals by activation of Brugia malayi TRP-2b channels heterologously expressed in HEK293 cells [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Diethylcarbamazine is a classic anthelmintic that is used for the prevention and treatment of lymphatic filariasis. The mode of action of diethylcarbamazine is still not well understood with the consensus that it acts on the host immune system, rather ...
Paul D. E. Williams, Sudhanva S. Kashyap, Alan P. Robertson, Richard J. Martin   +3 more
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Antifilarial treatment strategies: a systematic review and network meta-analysis [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) prescribes mass drug administration (MDA) to eradicate lymphatic filariasis within endemic populations.
Muayad Saud Albadrani, Amr Molla, Hossein M. Elbadawy, Heba M Eltahir, Shyamkumar Sriram, Mekky M Abouzied, Eman Mohamed Sharaf Elsayed   +6 more
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Treatment of loiasis: a review of clinical management recommendations [PDF]

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background Loiasis affects more than 20 million residents of endemic regions in Central and West Africa causing chronic and often lifelong disease. Antifilarial treatment options for loiasis include diethylcarbamazine, ivermectin, and albendazole.
Dorothea Ekoka Mbassi, Rike Dreeßen, Rella Zoleko Manego, Saskia Dede Davi, Tamara Nordmann, Johannes Mischlinger, Michael Ramharter   +6 more
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Coverage evaluation of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in four endemic districts of Jharkhand, India [PDF]

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) remains endemic in several districts of Jharkhand despite repeated Mass Drug Administration (MDA) rounds. This study assessed drug coverage, compliance, and associated factors in four endemic districts: Deoghar, Dumka,
Bijit Biswas, G. Jahnavi, Pratima Gupta, Abhishek Paul, Saurabh Varshney   +4 more
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Ocular loaiasis in France: the first case report from Brittany [PDF]

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
We report the case of a 21-year-old Cameroonian woman residing in France for one year, who presented to our department with left eye discomfort and itching.
Sarah Kerkouri, Thomas Monfort, Dorothée Quinio, Béatrice Cochener-Lamard   +3 more
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Impact of mass drug administration with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine, and albendazole for lymphatic filariasis on hookworm and Strongyloides stercoralis infections in Papua New Guinea. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundPersons with lymphatic filariasis (LF) are often co-infected with soil-transmitted helminths. A single co-administered dose of ivermectin/diethylcarbamazine/albendazole (IDA) is recommended by WHO for mass drug administration (MDA) for LF ...
Jannet A Tobon Ramos, Tobias Maure, Lenore Carias, Daphne Lew, Charles Goss, Anna Samuel, Livingstone Tavul, Peter U Fischer, Gary J Weil, Moses Laman, Leanne J Robinson, William Pomat, Christopher L King   +12 more
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Bis(N,N-diethyl-4-methyl-4-piperazine-1-carboxamide) tetrakis(isothiocyanato-κN)cobalt(II), a model compound for the blue color developed in the Scott test

Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 2023
The complex, bis(N,N-diethyl-4-methyl-4-piperazine-1-carboxamide) tetrakis(isothiocyanato-κN)cobalt(II) (N,N-diethyl-4-methyl-4-piperazine-1-carboxamide = diethylcarbamazine), (C10H22N3O)2[Co(NCS)4], is presented.
Allen G. Oliver, Tracy-Lynn E. Lockwood, Jessica Zinna, Marya Lieberman   +3 more
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A Case of Possible Loiasis Contracted in Cameroon and Diagnosed in Milan, Italy, and Review of Cases Published in Dermatological Journals

Case Reports in Dermatology, 2021
Loiasis is an infestation of the skin and eyes caused by the nematode Loa loa. We report a case of loiasis in a woman who contracted the infestation in Cameroon.
Luisa Lunardon, Maurizio Romagnuolo, Marco Cusini, Stefano Veraldi   +3 more
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A Retrospective Study of the Efficacy of Albendazole and Diethylcarbamazine for the Treatment of Human Toxocariasis

Pathogens, 2022
In the Department of Parasitology and Mycology of Toulouse University Hospitals, patients presenting with common/covert toxocariasis were treated either with albendazole (39 cases) or with diethylcarbamazine (32 cases).
Jean-François Magnaval, Judith Fillaux, Antoine Berry   +2 more
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Lymphatic Filariasis Presenting as a Swelling over the Upper Arm: A Case Report [PDF]

Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2018
Filariasis continues to be one of the endemic problems worldwide with 40% of the cases in India. We report a case of lymphatic filariasis in a 32-year old female who presented with a non-tender swelling over left upper arm.
Sharma GM, Bhardwaj AR, Relwani NR, Dubey S   +3 more
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