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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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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
doaj  

Importance of Microfilariae Detection on Night’s Peripheral Blood Smear Without Eosinophilia in a Febrile Case with Right Lower Limb Swelling

GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences
Bancroftian filariasis is caused by the filarial parasite Wuchereria Bancrofti and is transmitted by Culexmosquitoes. It is found in tropical and subtropical countries.
Shweta S Joshi, Bhushan M Warpe, Bhavin S Sharma   +2 more
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Homeopathy for Elephantiasis and Filarial Complications

Lymphatic filariasis, a mosquito-borne parasitic disease caused mainly by Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi, is a leading cause of chronic disability in tropical regions. Conventional pharmacotherapy eliminates microfilariae but rarely reverses the chronic lymphatic obstruction and tissue fibrosis responsible for elephantiasis.
openaire   +2 more sources

NON-FILARIAL ELEPHANTIASIS [PDF]

BMJ, 1930
openaire   +2 more sources

Elephantiasis Nostras (Non-Filarial Elephantiasis) [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1934
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Filarial chylous ascites with chylothorax: challenge of diagnosis and management case report

Egyptian Liver Journal
Background Chylous ascites (CA), an uncommon clinical condition, is defined as a milky-appearing, triglyceride-rich peritoneal fluid in the abdominal cavity.
Abdelmoneim Elhadidy, Mohamed Elrefaay, Hamdy Elsheshiny, Fathy Elnagdy   +3 more
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Recurrent Cellulitis Presenting with Unilateral Leg Edema Mimicking Filarial Elephantiasis. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg
Onwan M, Wattanawinitchai K, Charoensakulchai S.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Microfilaria: A Microscopic Baby Dance. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Mohanty S, Nadeem M, Dey M, Mohapatra PR.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Determining Etiology of Elephantiasis and Associated Factors in Hawella Tula, Sidama Region, Ethiopia. [PDF]

Res Rep Trop Med
Daniel T, Beyene H, Tegene BA.
europepmc   +1 more source