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The Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Rwanda: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aims Rwanda is among the African countries affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This scoping review aims to synthesize available information to understand the prevalence, incidence, distribution, morbidity, mortality, and risk factors of NTDs in Rwanda.
Mutsaka-Makuvaza MJ +9 more
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Non-Filarial, Non-Lymphatic Elephantiasis of Scrotum
Clinical Case Reports: Open AccessLal Darsan S +3 more
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Filarial excretory-secretory products induce human monocytes to produce lymphangiogenic mediators. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 The nematodes Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia spp. infect over 120 million people worldwide, causing lymphedema, elephantiasis and hydrocele, collectively known as lymphatic filariasis.
Tiffany Weinkopff +3 more
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Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021 Objective. To confirm the absence of Wuchereria bancrofti autochthonous cases in Manaus, a former focus of lymphatic filariasis in the Western Brazilian Amazon. Methods.
Marilaine Martins +2 more
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Elephantiasis in the Netherlands, a rare finding and a reason to perform an autopsy
Forensic Science International: Reports, 2020 Introduction: Elephantiasis is endemic around the equator. In Western countries the phenomenon is extremely rare. Case description: A Dutch 41-year-old severely obese male was found dead in his home.
H. Tamara Gelderman +2 more
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Diversity and Activities of Mosquito in Yogyakarta Special Region Province, Indonesia, a Non Filariasis Endemic Area [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 According to data from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia in 2018, there were 37 cases of Elephantiasis in Yogyakarta, even though Yogyakarta is not an endemic area of filariasis.
Istianah Siti +2 more
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CPT: Pharmacometrics &Systems Pharmacology, Volume 12, Issue 12, Page 1884-1896, December 2023., 2023 Abstract Ivermectin (IVM) is a drug of choice used with albendazole for mass drug administration (MDA) to halt transmission of lymphatic filariasis. We investigated IVM pharmacokinetic (PK) variability for its dose optimization during MDA. PK samples were collected at 0, 2, 4, and 6 h from individuals weighing greater than 15 kg (n = 468) receiving IVM
Adam M. Fimbo +10 more
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Use of medicinal plants as a remedy against lymphatic filariasis: Current status and future prospect
Health Science Reports, Volume 6, Issue 5, May 2023., 2023 Abstract Despite the successes achieved so far with the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis, there is still an appreciable number of lymphatic filarial patients who need alternative treatment and morbidity management strategies. The unresponsiveness of some cohorts to the drugs used in the mass drug administration program is currently ...
Fatima A. Fordjour +7 more
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Journal of Chemistry, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 African malaria mosquitoes (Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto) transmit a malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum) to humans. The current control strategies for the vector have mainly focussed on synthetic products, which negatively impact the environment and human health.
Jonathan Osei-Owusu +12 more
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Primary Retroperitoneal Filariasis Presenting with Acute Abdomen
Dubai Medical Journal, 2021 Lymphatic filariasis is a common tropical parasitic infection caused by the Nematoda Filarioidae family. Filariasis predominantly affects the lymphoreticular system, leading to lymphedema, elephantiasis, hydrocele, and chyluria. However, its presentation
Maram Z. Nached, Labib S. Al-Ozaibi
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