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Prevalence survey of filariasis in two villages in Chingleput district of Tamil Nadu [PDF]

, 1987
A baseline survey of filariasis was conducted in two endemic villages in Chingleput district of Tamil Nadu, to obtain the prevalence rate of microfilaraemia and that of clinical filarial disease along with its various clinical patterns.
Mayurnath, S, Narayanan, P R, Radhamani, M P, Sarma, R V S N, Tripathy, S P, Vallishayee , R S   +5 more
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Extent of podoconiosis-related stigma in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2014
Studies have indicated that social stigma related to podoconiosis (endemic non-filarial elephantiasis) has a major impact on the psychosocial wellbeing of patients.
A Soykan, A Tora, A Tora, B Yakob, B Yakob, BG Link, Central Statistical Agency (CSA), D Ayode, E GebreHanna, EW Price, F Goffman, F Tekola, F Tekola, F Tekola, F Tekola, G Davey, G Scambler, G Scambler, GP Singh, H Franklin, J Rafferty, JE Cook, K Deribe, K Desta, L Brown, M Heijnders, MG Weiss, RM Amiya, S Cohen, S Sengupta, T Bekele, USAID, WH Van Brakel, WR Brieger, YB Molla   +34 more
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WormAssay: a novel computer application for whole-plate motion-based screening of macroscopic parasites. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012
Lymphatic filariasis is caused by filarial nematode parasites, including Brugia malayi. Adult worms live in the lymphatic system and cause a strong immune reaction that leads to the obstruction of lymph vessels and swelling of the extremities.
Chris Marcellino, Jiri Gut, K C Lim, Rahul Singh, James McKerrow, Judy Sakanari   +5 more
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Genetic polymorphisms in molecules of innate immunity and susceptibility to infection with Wuchereria bancrofti in South India [PDF]

, 2001
A pilot study was conducted to determine if host genetic factors influence susceptibility and outcomes in human filariasis. Using the candidate gene approach, a well-characterized population in South India was studied using common polymorphisms in six ...
Chanock, S J, Choi, E H, Foster, C B, Kumaraswami, V, Nutman, T B, Zhu, S, Zimmerman, P A   +6 more
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A Clinico- Epidemiological Study Of Filarial Related Orthopaedic Manifestations

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 1992
An epidemiological study was undertaken to study the incidence and distribution of orthopaedic manifestations of filariasis in an endemic area. A total of 207 cases were clinically examined and investigated. Patients were divided into three groups , viz.,
Patond K.R, Tandon V, Harinath B.C, Narang P, Srivastava S.K, Cheirmaraj K, Rao Rama B.V   +6 more
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Circulating microbial products and acute phase proteins as markers of pathogenesis in lymphatic filarial disease.

PLoS Pathogens, 2012
Lymphatic filariasis can be associated with development of serious pathology in the form of lymphedema, hydrocele, and elephantiasis in a subset of infected patients.
R Anuradha, P Jovvian George, N Pavan Kumar, Michael P Fay, V Kumaraswami, Thomas B Nutman, Subash Babu   +6 more
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Transcriptomes and pathways associated with infectivity, survival and immunogenicity in Brugia malayi L3

BMC Genomics, 2009
Background Filarial nematode parasites cause serious diseases such as elephantiasis and river blindness in humans, and heartworm infections in dogs. Third stage filarial larvae (L3) are a critical stage in the life cycle of filarial parasites, because ...
Spiro David, Yin Yong, Mitreva Makedonka, Rush Amy C, Li Ben-Wen, Ghedin Elodie, Weil Gary J   +6 more
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FILARIAL DETECTION BY MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION AND SEROLOGICAL ASSAY UTILIZING BMR1 AND BMXSP RECOMBINANT ANTIGENS FOR EVALUATION OF FILARIASIS ELIMINATION PROGRAM AT KAMPUNG SAWAH AND PAMULANG, SOUTH TANGERANG DISTRICT, BANTEN, INDONESIA

Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease, 2015
South Tangerang district is one of the endemic areas for filariasis; and based on an evaluation study in 2008-2009 which covered several subdistricts, the prevalence of microfilaria was between 1–2.4%.
Silvia Nasution
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Skin changes in chronic lymphatic filariasis [PDF]

, 2017
Seventeen men and 31 women with unilateral lower limb lymphoedema attributed to chronic lymphatic filariasis were examined in the filarial out-patient clinic of the Government General Hospital, Madras, India.
Burri, Haran, Kumaraswami, V., Loutan, Louis, Vijayasekaran, V.   +3 more
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The impact of podoconiosis on quality of life in Northern Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND Podoconiosis is one of the most neglected tropical diseases, which untreated, causes considerable physical disability and stigma for affected individuals. Little is known about the quality of life (QoL) of patients with podoconiosis.
Davey, Gail, Deribe, Kebede, Mousley, Elizabeth, Tamiru, Abreham   +3 more
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