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Western Anthelmintics in Early Twentieth‐Century China Colonial Practices and Knowledge on “Tropical Diseases” of the In/between**

Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Volume 47, Issue 4, Page 330-351, December 2024.
Abstract Protestant (medical) missionaries were the main proponents of Western medicine in China after the Opium Wars. Several studies have highlighted how they used spectacular surgery as a means of gaining public trust. As well as surgery, they also administered anthelmintic drugs such as santonin as a tool of persuasion and conversion.
Dominik Merdes
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of mass drug administration under the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program for lymphatic filariasis elimination in rural area of Telangana: A community-based cross-sectional study

MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences
Background: In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that globally, about 884.9 million individuals were at risk of lymphatic filariasis (LF) and 28 countries reported having treated a total of 364.9 million people (41.2%).
Ratna Balaraju, Chandrasekhar Vallepalli, Chandra Sekhar Kalevaru, MMV Prasad Sharma   +3 more
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The story of how cancer got its name

Cancer, Volume 130, Issue 20, Page 3401-3403, 15 October 2024.
Abstract The disease called cancer was named after the animal known as the crab. According to ancient tradition, cancer was named after the crab because of the aggressivity or obstinacy of the crab or because of the appearance of the crab’s tangled legs.
Konstantine Panegyres
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic Idiopathic Penile Edema: Three Cases and a Review of the Literature [PDF]

, 2011
peer reviewedAbstract: Chronic idiopathic penile edema (CIPE) is an exceptional entity with disabling persistent lymphedema of the penis, affecting accessorily the scrotum and the pubis.
Andrianne, Robert, FAILLA, Valérie, FILLET, Marc, NIKKELS, Arjen, RATY, Laurent, Waltregny, David   +5 more
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A Phase 1, Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled, Single Ascending Dose Trial of AWZ1066S, an Anti‐Wolbachia Candidate Macrofilaricide

Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development, Volume 13, Issue 9, Page 1071-1081, September 2024.
Abstract AWZ1066S has been developed as a potential treatment for the neglected tropical diseases lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. AWZ1066S targets the Wolbachia bacterial endosymbiont present in the causative nematode parasites. This phase 1, first‐in‐human study aimed to assess the safety and pharmacokinetics of AWZ1066S in healthy human ...
Graham Devereux, Marcin Bula, Karen Tripp, Richard Fitzgerald, Nicola Eraut, Muhammad Salman Alam, Tomoyuki Moriyama, Raku Shinkyo, Lauren Walker, Duolao Wang, Fabian Gusovsky, Jeannette van der Velde, Joseph D. Turner, Weiqian David Hong, Paul M. O'Neill, Mark J. Taylor, Stephen A. Ward   +16 more
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Traitement chirurgical d’un lymphœdème scrotal

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
L’éléphantiasis scrotal se définit comme étant une augmentation du volume scrotal qui peut atteindre une taille très importante; Il s’agit du patient O.H âgé de 70 ans, marié et père de 4 enfants, originaire et résident à Agadir (sud du Maroc ...
Adil Dehhaze, Yassine Benchamkha, Ouafa Dhaidah, Mouna Ejjiyar, Mariam Quaboul, Abdelkoddous Bhihi, Mehdi Sahibi, Moulay Driss Elamrani, Saloua Ettalbi   +8 more
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Geographical distribution and prevalence of podoconiosis in Rwanda: a cross-sectional country-wide survey [PDF]

, 2019
Background Podoconiosis is a type of tropical lymphoedema that causes massive swelling of the lower limbs. The disease is associated with both economic insecurity, due to long-term morbidity-related loss of productivity, and intense social stigma ...
Bayisenge, Ursin, Bikorimana, Jean Paul, Brooker, Simon J, Cano, Jorge, Condo, Jeanine U, Davey, Gail, Deribe, Kebede, Enquselassie, Fikre, Giorgi, Emanuele, Hay, Simon I, Jean Bosco, Mbonigaba, Leonard, Uwayezu, Mbituyumuremyi, Aimable, Murray, Christopher J L, Newport, Melanie J, Noor, Abdisalan M, Pigott, David M, Pullan, Rachel L, Ruberanziza, Eugene, Rucogoza, Aniceth, Rusanganwa, Andre, Turate, Innocent   +21 more
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Left Ulnar Artery Pseudoaneurysm and Left Hand Swelling Simulated by Elephantiasis in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 2017
Elephantiasis is a condition featured by gross enlargement of body parts to massive proportions. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a multisystem genetic disorder. Vascular anomaly is one among the complications of NF1.
Ta-Pin Lee, Yi-Hong Chou, Chui-Mei Tiu
doaj   +1 more source

An evaluation of Wb123 antibody elisa in individuals treated with ivermectin and albendazole, and implementation challenges in Africa

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
The development of antibody testing for the diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis (LF) is intended to enhance the monitoring and evaluation activities of the Global Program for the Elimination of LF.
Dziedzom Komi de Souza, Irene Offei Owusu, Joseph Otchere, Michelle Adimazoya, Kwadwo Frempong, Collins Stephen Ahorlu, Daniel Adjei Boakye, Michael David Wilson   +7 more
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Evidence for the exacerbation of lymphedema of geochemical origin, podoconiosis, by onchocerciasis

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2009
Summary: The study was conducted to investigate a variation in the distribution of endemic elephantiasis previously determined to be of geochemical origin in three neighbouring and essentially homogenous villages, Bambili, Bambui and Finge of the Bambui ...
Fidelis Cho-Ngwa, Alfred Ngwa Amambua, Melvin Anyasi Ambele, Vincent P.K. Titanji   +3 more
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