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Role of PASCAL and optical coherence tomography angiograpgy in the treatment of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis caused by large live motile worm

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019
A 46-year-old male presented with best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/125 in his right eye. Fundus showed disc edema, multiple yellow outer retinal crops, macular edema and a live motile worm in the subretinal space. Diagnosis of diffuse unilateral
Navya Cherukuri, Bhavik Panchal, Hrishikesh Kaza, Shreyansh Doshi, Avinash Pathengay   +4 more
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Assessing the presence of Wuchereria bancrofti in vector and human populations from urban communities in Conakry, Guinea [PDF]

, 2015
The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was launched in 2000 with the goal of interrupting transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF) through multiple rounds of mass drug administration (MDA).
Boakye, Daniel A., Bockarie, Moses J., Dadzie, Samuel K., de Souza, Dziedzom K., Diakité, Lamia, Goepogui, Andre, King, Sandra A., Kouassi, Bernard L., Koudou, Benjamin G., Mamadou, Baldé S., Narh, Charles A., Utzinger, Jürg   +11 more
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Long-term persistence of cellular hyporesponsiveness to filarial antigens after clearance microfilaraemia [PDF]

, 1999
The persistence of parasite-specific cellular hyporesponsiveness after clearance of blood microfilariae (mf) was studied in 18 individuals who had been treated with a single dose of ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine, or a combination 2-3 years previously ...
Gopinath, R, Hanna, E, Kavitha, V, Kumaraswami, V, Nutman, T B, Peruamal Pillai, S V, Rajasekharan, A, Vijayasekaran, V   +7 more
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Sustained reduction in prevalence of lymphatic filariasis infection in spite of missed rounds of mass drug administration in an area under mosquito nets for malaria control [PDF]

, 2011
Background The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) was established by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2000 with the goal of eliminating lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem globally by 2020.
Anisa A Omar, C Njeri Wamae, Charles S Mwandawiro, David H Molyneux, Dunstan A Mukoko, Masaaki Shimada, Moses J Bockarie, Sammy M Njenga   +7 more
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A large filarial hydrocele in Kenya: a case report

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention (MMDP) remains a key aspect of the Global project for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) a program launched by WHO in the year 2000.
Charles Waihenya, Sheila Githui, Edgard Schouame   +2 more
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Vector control complements mass drug administration against bancroftian filariasis in Tirukoilur, India

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2007
OBJECTIVE: To determine the role of vector control in further decreasing the transmission of bancroftian filariasis achieved by mass drug administration and the long-term impact on filariometric indices.
IP Sunish, R Rajendran, TR Mani, A Munirathinam, AP Dash, BK Tyagi   +5 more
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Challenges in mass drug administration for treating lymphatic filariasis in Papua, Indonesia. [PDF]

, 2010
: BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis relies on mass drug administration (MDA) of two drugs annually for 4 to 6 years.
Bhullar, Navneet, Maikere, Jacob
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Irreversible Effects of Ivermectin on Adult Parasites in Onchocerciasis Patients in the Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa [PDF]

, 2017
Ivermectin is an effective drug for the treatment of human onchocerciasis, a disease caused by the parasitic filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus.
Alley, E. Soumbey, Boatin, Boakye A., Bonneux, Luc, De Vias, Sake J., Habbema, J. Dik F., Plaisier, Anton P., Remme, Hans, Van Oortmarssen, Gerrit J.   +7 more
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Prevalence of soil transmitted nematodes on Nukufetau, a remote Pacific island in Tuvalu [PDF]

, 2006
Background: The population of Nukufetau, a remote coral atoll island in Tuvalu in the Western Pacific, received annual mass drug administration (MDA) of diethylcarbamazine and albendazole under the Pacific Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis program in ...
Rick Speare, Falatea Fab Latasi, Tekaai Nelesone, Sonia Harmen, Wayne Melrose, David Durrheim, Jorg Heukelbach, RG Hughes, L Savioli, T Oqueka, LS Stephenson, C Urbani, PacELF, A Montresor, N Mngomezulu, J Horton, E Saathoff, JA Reynoldson, D de Clercq, M Albonico, M Albonico, M Albonico, TR Mani, MB de Rochars, NR de Silva, DW Meyrowitsch, A Bennett, VJ Adams, MM Ismail, M Legesse, VY Belizario, DO Freedman, S Taticheff, H Marti, S Ranque, C Naquira, J Heukelbach, W Nicholl   +37 more
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Diethylcarbamazine Attenuates the Development of Carrageenan-Induced Lung Injury in Mice

Mediators of Inflammation, 2014
Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) is an antifilarial drug with potent anti-inflammatory properties as a result of its interference with the metabolism of arachidonic acid.
Edlene Lima Ribeiro, Karla Patricia de Souza Barbosa, Ingrid Tavares Fragoso, Mariana Aragão Matos Donato, Fabiana Oliveira dos Santos Gomes, Bruna Santos da Silva, Amanda Karolina Soares e Silva, Sura Wanessa Santos Rocha, Valdemiro Amaro da Silva Junior, Christina Alves Peixoto   +9 more
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