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Burden assessment of podoconiosis in Wayu Tuka woreda, east Wollega zone, western Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2016
Objective Podoconiosis is a neglected tropical disease characterised by a slowly progressive swelling of the foot and lower leg. It is prevalent among subsistence barefoot farmers who live and work in highland areas of the tropics.
Amberbir, Tsige, Bekele, Kenate, Davey, Gail, Deribe, Kebede, Samuel, Abdi, Tadele, Geleta   +5 more
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The Impact of Memory Effects on Lymphatic Filariasis Transmission Using Incidence Data From Ghana

Engineering Reports, Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2025.
Modeling Lymphatic Filariasis by incorporating disease awareness through fractional derivative operators. ABSTRACT Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by a parasitic worm transmitted to humans by a mosquito bite. In this study, a mathematical model is developed using the Caputo fractional operator.
Fredrick A. Wireko, Rebecca Awerigiya, Isaac K. Adu, Joshua N. Martey, Bernard O. Bainson, Joshua Kiddy K. Asamoah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anti-filarial immunity blocks parasite development and plays a protective role. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Lymphatic filariasis is a complex parasitic disease having a spectrum of clinical parameters which are critical in deciding the severity of the pathogenesis. Individuals residing in the endemic areas are categorized into different clinical groups such as:
Prakash Kumar Sahoo, Santosh K Panda, Ashok Kumar Satapathy, Sanghamitra Pati   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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Neglected Tropical Diseases and Female Infertility: Possible Pathophysiological Mechanisms

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Battling female infertility has posed a global challenge, where neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are nonetheless a notable contributing factor. NTDs affect a variety of diseases, often of a chronic nature, which are often cited as some of the most lethal diseases operating against the most economically disadvantaged populations across the globe.
Moses Agbomhere Hamed, Olabanji Ahmed Surakat, Victor Olukayode Ekundina, Kabirat Bolajoko Jimoh, Adetomiwa Ezekiel Adeogun, Nafisat Omolola Akanji, Oluwafemi Joshua Babalola, Patrick Chukwunonso Eya, Rajib Chowdhury   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elephantiasis and verrucous lesions in an Ethiopian man living in Italy

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Elephantiasis refers to chronic, severe lymphedema caused by the abnormal accumulation of interstitial fluid due to reduced lymph transport and lymph stasis.
Benedetta Rossi, Federica Gottardi, Diego Segala, Claudia Zambelli, Stefano Iannazzi, Alberto Matteelli   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Global Systematic Review on the Potential of Metal‐Based Nanoparticles in the Fight Against Mosquito Vectors

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background: Mosquito‐borne diseases, such as malaria, filariasis, dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and other viral infections, pose significant public health challenges worldwide. For many years, chemical insecticides were used in the form of indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs).
Awoke Minwuyelet, Delenasaw Yewhalaw, Yibeltal Aschale, Andrea Sciarretta, Getnet Atenafu, Priya Gusain   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

2022 German Society for Immunology Prizes

, 2022
European Journal of Immunology, Volume 52, Issue 10, Page 1541-1546, October 2022.
wiley   +1 more source

Insulin receptor knockdown blocks filarial parasite development and alters egg production in the southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a painful and profoundly disfiguring disease. Wuchreria bancrofti (Wb) is responsible for >90% of infections and the remainder are caused by Brugia spp.
Andrew Bradley Nuss, Mark R Brown, Upadhyayula Suryanarayana Murty, Monika Gulia-Nuss   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Podoconiosis research to implementation: a call for global action [PDF]

, 2018
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Bosco, Mbonigaba Jean, Davey, Gail, Deribe, Kebede, Negussu, Nebiyu   +3 more
core   +1 more source