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SIMPLE AND SELECTIVE SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC ASSAY OF DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE CITRATE USING 2,3-DICHLORO-5,6-DICYANO-p-BENZOQUINONE AND 2,4-DINITRO PHENOL

Química Nova, 2015
Two simple, rapid and inexpensive spectrophotometric methods are described for the determination of diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC) in bulk drug and formulations.
Nagaraju Swamy, Kanakapura Basavaiah
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The therapeutic efficacy and macrofilaricidal activity of doxycycline for the treatment of river blindness [PDF]

, 2014
Background. Onchocerca volvulus and lymphatic filariae, causing river blindness and elephantiasis, depend on endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria for growth, development, fertility, and survival.
Achim Hoerauf, Agwuh, Basáñez, Basáñez, Bosshardt, Cattamanchi, Chib, Churcher, de Andrade, Debrah, Duke, Duke, Gardon, Gelman, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Mand, Mark J. Taylor, Martin Walker, María-Gloria Basáñez, Norton, Osei-Atweneboana, Plaisier, Plaisier, Roberts, Sabine Specht, Specht, Tamarozzi, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Thomas S. Churcher, van Rie, Wanji, Wearing, World Health Organization, Xia   +43 more
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Serendipity in Emergency Diagnostics: Near Miss of a Loa loa Case in a Swiss Hospital

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 5, May 2025.
ABSTRACT A 31‐year‐old Cameroonian man presented to the emergency department (ED) with a productive cough, exertional dyspnoea, and asthenia for a few days. The initial evaluation was limited due to cultural barriers, lack of known medical history, and the patient's migration journey through Libya, Tunisia, and Germany over the past 5 years before ...
Azad Durussel, Sébastien Pugnale, Ludovic Galofaro, Jean‐Luc Magnin, Youcef Guechi, Vincent Ribordy   +5 more
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Praziquantel in clonorchiasis and opisthorchiasis [PDF]

, 1981
A single stool examination revealed pathogenic intestinal parasites in 462 (58%) of 796 vietnamese and cambodian refugees. 56 (7.0%) were infected with Clonorchis sinensis and/or Opisthorchis viverrini. These patients received Praziquantel in a dosage of
Lang, W., Löscher, Thomas, Nothdurft, H. D., Prüfer, L., Sonnenburg, F. von   +4 more
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An empirical method to estimate the effect of soil on the rate for transmission of damping‐off disease

, 2004
The ability of some soils to suppress soil-borne diseases has been long recognised, but the underlying epidemiological mechanisms by which this occurs are largely unknown.• Using damping-off disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani, spreading through ...
Alabouvette C, Bailey DJ, C. A. Gilligan, Cook RJ, Dwyer G, Garrett KA, Gilligan CA, Gilligan CA, Gilligan CA, Hoper H, J. A. N. Filipe, Jeger MJ, Kleczkowski A, Nisbet RM, Otten W, Pielaat A, van den Bosch F, Van der Plank JE, W. Otten, Whipps JM   +19 more
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A State‐of‐the‐Art Appraisal of Nanomaterials in Microneedles in the Delivery of Therapeutics and Vaccines

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, Volume 5, Issue 3, March 2025.
Nanomaterial‐integrated microneedles revolutionize transdermal delivery, enabling targeted and controlled administration of therapeutics and vaccines. This review explores advancements in design, manufacturing, and applications, emphasizing enhanced drug stability, bioavailability, and patient adherence. Key preclinical and clinical findings as well as
Bwalya Angel Witika, Aaron Hutton, Pedzisai A. Makoni, Ryan F. Donnelly   +3 more
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Imported loiasis in France: a retrospective analysis of 167 cases with comparison between sub-Saharan and non sub-Saharan African patients

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Imported loiasis is a rare cause of consultation at the return of stay in central Africa, which often poses difficult diagnostic and therapeutic questions to practitioners especially those who are unaccustomed to tropical medicine.
Olivier Bouchaud, Sophie Matheron, Anne Loarec, Jean Dupouy Camet, Patrice Bourée, Nadine Godineau, Isabelle Poilane, Johann Cailhol, Eric Caumes   +8 more
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A low-tech analytical method for diethylcarbamazine citrate in medicated salt. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011
The World Health Organization has called for an effort to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) around the world. In regions where the disease is endemic, local production and distribution of medicated salt dosed with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) has been an ...
Abigail Weaver, Patrick Brown, Shannon Huey, Marco Magallon, E Brennan Bollman, Dominique Mares, Thomas G Streit, Marya Lieberman   +7 more
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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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Protothecosis in Dogs: A Narrative Review

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 39, Issue 2, March/April 2025.
ABSTRACT Protothecosis is a rare and unusual disease that affects both humans and animals, including dogs. The causative agents are unicellular, achlorophyllous, “yeast‐like” microalgae of the genus Prototheca (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). Although usually saprophytic, Prototheca may, under conditions of immunologic compromise, become pathogenic and
Tomasz Jagielski, Angelika Proskurnicka, Mateusz Iskra, Sylwia Wronka, Zofia Bakuła, Patrizia Danesi, Marconi Rodrigues de Farias, Fábio Vinícius Ramos Portilho, Márcio Garcia Ribeiro, Uwe Rösler, Rui Kano, Richard Malik   +11 more
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