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The effects of diethylcarbamazine citrate on smooth muscle

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 1977
AbstractThe effect of the anthelmintic drug diethylcarbamazine citrate (DECC) was examined on the guinea-pig isolated ileum, rabbit duodenum, chick oesophagus, rat portal vein and pig coronary artery. DECC contracted all the gastrointestinal smooth muscle preparations.
A.K. Abaitey, James R. Parratt
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Evaluation of mass treatment of malayan filariasis by diethylcarbamazine in Cheju Island [PDF]

, 1974
Byong-Seol Seo, Koo-Il Whang
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Laboratory evaluation of a rapid IgG4 antibody test (BLF Rapid™) for bancroftian filariasis [PDF]

, 2018
At the end phase of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis, antibody testing may have a role in decision-making for bancroftian filariasis–endemic areas.
Babu, Subash, Fischer, Peter U, Hisam, Shamilah, Mahmud, Rohela, Noordin, Rahmah, Robinson, Keri, Won, Kimberly Y, Yunus, Muhammad H   +7 more
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Ovarian filariasis presenting as tubo-ovarian mass: Report of a rare case

CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2017
Filariasis of ovary is rare. Exact incidence is not known. Herein, we report a case of filarial worm affecting right ovary in a 35-year-old female patient who presented with chronic pelvic pain.
Santosh Kumar Mondal, Anindya Adhikari, Rohini Nandan Chakraborty, Saikat Mandal   +3 more
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The effect of compliance on the impact of mass drug administration for elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Egypt [PDF]

, 2007
We studied effects of compliance on the impact of mass drug administration (MDA) with diethylcarbamazine and albendazole for lymphatic filariasis (LF) in an Egyptian village. Baseline microfilaremia (mf) and filarial antigenemia rates were 11.5% and 19.0%
Abd Elaziz, Khaled M, El Setouhy, Maged, Farid, Hoda A, Helmy, Hanan, Kamal, Hussein A, Ramzy, Reda M.R., Shannon, William D, Weil, Gary J   +7 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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Surgery for vaginal hydroceles: an update

Indian Journal of Urology, 2005
In men, vaginal hydrocele is the most common morbidity due to Wuchereria bancrofti . Diagnosis is straightforward most of the time but when the swelling is not transilluminant, patients in whom the diagnosis is in doubt, children with hydroceles and ...
N Ananthakrishnan, S P Pani
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Verme subconjuntival da espécie Loa loa: primeiro caso no Brasil [PDF]

, 2012
We report the first case of ocular infestation by Loa loa in Brazil. Loiasis is caused by infestation with Loa loa, a filarial parasite originally found in the rainforests of western and central Africa.
Almeida, Juliana de Souza, Barbosa, Carolina Pelegrini, Camargo, Luis Marcelo Aranha, Ogawa, Guilherme Maerschner, Passos, Renato Magalhães   +4 more
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The effect of moderate urine alkalinisation on low dose diethylcarbamazine therapy in patients with onchocerciasis. [PDF]

, 1986
K. Awadzi, K. K. Adjepon-Yamoah, G. Edwards, ML Orme, AM Breckenridge, Gilles Hm   +5 more
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Unfulfilled potential: using diethylcarbamazine-fortified salt to eliminate lymphatic filariasis

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2007
Fortifying salt with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) is a safe, low-cost and effective strategy to eliminate transmission of lymphatic filariasis. DEC-fortified salt has been used successfully in pilot projects in several countries and has been used ...
Patrick Lammie, Trevor Milner, Robin Houston   +2 more
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