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Microfilaria: A Microscopic Baby Dance. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Filarial fever should always be kept in mind as a key differential diagnosis of febrile illnesses in endemic areas.
Mohanty S, Nadeem M, Dey M, Mohapatra PR.   +3 more
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Frequency and Distribution of Lymphatic Filariasis in Somalia: A Single-Center Experience. [PDF]

J Trop Med
“Filariasis is a chronic, mosquito‐borne parasitic infection. Chronic infection can lead to swelling of extremities, hydroceles, and testicular masses.” Purpose The study aimed to evaluate the frequency and distribution of filariasis in Somalia. Methods Patients were assessed using clinical examination, cytology, peripheral blood smears, and Doppler ...
Ali AM, Dogan A, Mohamud FA, Abdisad Ali T, Isse SA, Ali AA.   +5 more
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Safety and Tolerability of Mass Diethylcarbamazine and Albendazole Administration for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Kenya: An Active Surveillance Study

Pharmaceuticals, 2021
Preventive chemotherapy with diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC) and albendazole (ALB) is the core intervention strategy to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF).
Christabel Khaemba, Abbie Barry, Wyckliff P. Omondi, Kefa Bota, Sultani Matendechero, Cecilia Wandera, Fred Siyoi, Elvis Kirui, Margaret Oluka, Pamela Nambwa, Parthasarathi Gurumurthy, Sammy M. Njenga, Anastacia Guantai, Eleni Aklillu   +13 more
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Mass drug administration coverage evaluation survey for lymphatic Filariasis in Bagalkot and Gulbarga districts

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2012
Background: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is endemic in 83 countries and territories, with more than a billion people at risk of infection. In view with the global elimination, mass drug administration (MDA) with single dose of diethylcarbamazine and ...
Prakash Kurubarahalli Patel
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Diethylcarbamazine increases activation of voltage-activated potassium (SLO-1) currents in Ascaris suum and potentiates effects of emodepside. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
Diethylcarbamazine is a drug that is used for the treatment of filariasis in humans and animals; it also has effects on intestinal nematodes, but its mechanism of action remains unclear.
Samuel K Buxton, Alan P Robertson, Richard J Martin   +2 more
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Development of diethylcarbamazine-loaded poly(caprolactone) nanoparticles for anti-inflammatory purpose: Preparation and characterization

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022
Diethylcarbamazine-loaded nanoparticles were previously evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activity. However, little is known regarding their physicochemical properties.
Henrique Rodrigues Marcelino, Brennda Martins Gabinio, Marine Nascimento de Lima, Silvana Cartaxo da Costa Urtiga, Gabriel Barros Rodrigues, Bruna Braga Dantas, Demétrius Antônio Machado de Araújo, Christina Alves Peixoto, Elquio Eleamen Oliveira   +8 more
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Efficacy of High-Dose Albendazole with Ivermectin for Treating Imported Loiasis, Italy

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
We describe the outcomes of 16 cases of imported loiasis in Italy. Patients had microfilaremia
Federico Gobbi, Dora Buonfrate, Francesca Tamarozzi, Monica Degani, Andrea Angheben, Zeno Bisoffi   +5 more
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Genital filariasis presenting as a vaginal wall cystic lesion

IDCases, 2020
Vaginal cystic lesions are rare incidental findings detected during physical examination and imaging. To our knowledge, filariasis as a cause of vaginal cystic lesions has not been previously reported in the English literature.
Prasanna Ghimire, Pragya Gautam Ghimire
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of different drug regimens for the treatment of loiasis-A TropNet retrospective study. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
BACKGROUND:Loa loa infection is endemic in limited areas of West-Central Africa. Loiasis has been associated with excess mortality, but clinical studies on its treatment are scant, particularly outside endemic areas, due to the rarity of cases diagnosed.
Federico Gobbi, Emmanuel Bottieau, Olivier Bouchaud, Dora Buonfrate, Fernando Salvador, Gerardo Rojo-Marcos, Paola Rodari, Jan Clerinx, Begoña Treviño, Juan Paulo Herrera-Ávila, Andreas Neumayr, Guido Calleri, Andrea Angheben, Camilla Rothe, Lorenzo Zammarchi, Massimo Guerriero, Zeno Bisoffi   +16 more
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A case of follicular cystitis treated successfully with diethylcarbamazine

Asian Journal of Urology, 2021
Follicular cystitis is a non-specific inflammatory condition of the bladder where the aetiology is unknown. The extent of the disease can be mild or proliferative and bulky.
Maduwe Gedara Sagara Ruwan Kumara, Prasanga Thiranagama, Cherine Sosai, Anuruddha Abeygunasekera   +3 more
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