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Helminths in the gastrointestinal tract 1 as modulators of immunity and pathology [PDF]

, 2017
Helminth parasites are highly prevalent in many low- and middle-income countries, in which inflammatory bowel disease and other immunopathologies are less frequent than in the developed world.
Fleming, John O., Maizels, Richard, Varyani, Fumi   +2 more
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Patients' perceptions of podoconiosis causes, prevention and consequences in East and West Gojam, Northern Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND Podoconiosis is a form of non-filarial elephantiasis that affects barefoot individuals in highland tropical areas. The disease presents with bilateral, asymmetric swelling of the legs, usually confined to below the knee. This study aimed to
A Animut, A Lopez, A Tora, Abreham Tamiru, B Yakob, B Yakob, Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia), Government of Ethiopia, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), D Ayode, D Molyneux, DN Durrheim, E GebreHanna, EE Luka, EW Price, F Tekola, F Tekola, F Tekola, F Tekola, F Tekola Ayele, F Tekola Ayele, G Alemu, G Davey, G Davey, G Davey, G Davey, G Davey, Gail Davey, K Destas, KD Ramaiah, M Perera, MG Weiss, S Tomczyk, S Wanji, Sara Tomczyk, TK Suma, Tsige Amberbir, WHO, YB Molla, Yordanos B Molla   +37 more
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Filarial lymphedema is characterized by antigen-specific Th1 and th17 proinflammatory responses and a lack of regulatory T cells.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2009
BackgroundLymphatic filariasis can be associated with development of serious pathology in the form of lymphedema, hydrocele, and elephantiasis in a subset of infected patients.Methods and findingsTo elucidate the role of CD4(+) T cell subsets in the ...
Subash Babu, Sajid Q Bhat, N Pavan Kumar, Angelo B Lipira, Sanath Kumar, C Karthik, V Kumaraswami, Thomas B Nutman   +7 more
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Filariasis in a child from southern Turkey: a case report

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2006
Filariasis is a parasitic condition in which the lymphatic system is invaded by filarial nematodes. The initial signs are those of lymphangitis and lymphadenitis.
Nurcan Cengiz, Lütfü Savaş, Yasemin Uslu, Ali Anarat   +3 more
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The impact of acute adenolymphangitis in podoconiosis on caregivers: a case study in Wayu Tuka woreda, Oromia, Western Ethiopia. ‘If she was healthy, I would be free.' [PDF]

, 2019
Background Podoconiosis, also known as mossy foot or endemic non-filarial elephantiasis, is a preventable form of lower-leg lymphoedema caused by prolonged (typically barefoot) exposure to soil derived from volcanic rocks. Acute adenolymphangitis (also
Davey, Gail, Deribe, Kebede, Phillips, Clare, Samuel, Abdi, Tiruneh, Gemechu   +4 more
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Presentación de un paciente con diagnóstico de filariasis linfática

Correo Científico Médico, 2012
Se presentó un paciente de tres años de edad atendido por el Servicio de Pediatría del Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares de Timor Leste con cuadro clínico correspondiente con una filariasis linfática.
María del Pilar Montero Varela, Sonia Peregrin Rodríguez, Juan José Oro Martínez, Jorge Betancor Puig, Liliam Pilar Oro Montero   +4 more
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Transmission indices and microfilariae prevalence in human population prior to mass drug administration with ivermectin and albendazole in the Gomoa District of Ghana

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background The Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programme in Ghana involves annual mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin and albendazole to persons living in endemic areas.
Fred Aboagye-Antwi, Bethel Kwansa-Bentum, Samuel K. Dadzie, Collins K. Ahorlu, Maxwell A. Appawu, John Gyapong, Michael David Wilson, Daniel Adjei Boakye   +7 more
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Utilization Of Fermentation And Purification Strategies To Enhance The Yield Of BmR1 Antigen [PDF]

, 2010
Brugia Rapid merupakan UJian diagnostik komersial yang digunakan untuk mengesan jangkitan terhadap Brugia malayi dan Brugia timori (filariasis brugia). Brugia Rapid TM is an established diagnostic test that is commercially available.
Arifin, Norsyahida
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MEDICAL AND LITERARY ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF THE FILARIASIS BY Wuchereria Bancrofti IN CARTAGENA AND COLOMBIA

Revista Ciencias Biomédicas, 2014
Description exists in the Colombian medical words of a disease that had high prevalence in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, since the 16th century until half of the 20th century.
Sotomayor-Tribin Hugo Armando
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A novel series of putative Brugia malayi histone demethylase inhibitors as potential anti-filarial drugs

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
Filariasis, caused by a family of parasitic nematodes, affects millions of individuals throughout the tropics and is a major cause of acute and chronic morbidity.
Tamara Kreiss, Tyler Eck, Brittany Hart, Sreedhar Tummalapalli, David Rotella, John Siekierka   +5 more
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