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Brazil was certified by the World Health Organization for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis: what now? [PDF]

open access: yesParasites & Vectors
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a debilitating and stigmatizing disease. In Brazil, the disease has been the target of control and elimination strategies for more than 25 years. Recently, the country received the certificate of elimination of LF as a public
Eduardo Brandão   +3 more
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FILARIASIS [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1948
SUMMARYFilariasis is a disease in humans which affects many thousands of individuals in the tropical and subtropical areas of the world. There is no doubt that the economy and welfare of many lands are seriously affected by these infections in spite of the fact that they are associated with very low mortality rates.
G, MELTON, E, MONTUSCHI
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Successful management of poisoning with ivermectin (Mectizan) in the Obala health district (Centre Region, Cameroon): a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background Ivermectin (Mectizan) is an anthelmintic drug that plays a major role in the fight against two major filarial diseases, onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis.
Cyrille Donfo-Azafack   +4 more
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High infection rates for onchocerciasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children under five not receiving preventive chemotherapy: a bottleneck to elimination

open access: yesInfectious Diseases of Poverty, 2022
Background The current mainstay for control/elimination of onchocerciasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) relies on ivermectin- and mebendazole/albendazole-based preventive chemotherapies.
Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga   +13 more
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Comparative Study of DNA Extraction Methods for the PCR Detection of Intestinal Parasites in Human Stool Samples

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2022
Stool samples typically contain PCR inhibitors; however, helminths are difficult to lyse and can cause false-negative PCR results. We assessed the effective methods for extracting DNA from different kinds of intestinal parasites.
Siriporn Srirungruang   +6 more
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Filariasis

open access: yesRevista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río, 2015
Introducción: la filariasis es una parasitosis importada producida por nemátodos (gusanos redondos) hemáticos de la familia Filariidae. Existen alrededor de 200 tipos de filarias parásitas pero solo unas pocas parasitan al hombre.
Nayaris Gómez Martínez   +4 more
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Collateral Impact of Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI) for Onchocerciasis on Parasitological Indicators of Loa loa Infection

open access: yesPathogens, 2020
Ivermectin (IVM) is a broad spectrum endectocide whose initial indication was onchocerciasis. Although loiasis is not among its indications, IVM also exhibits antiparasitic activity against Loa loa.
Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge/perception and attitude/practices of populations of two first-line communities of the Centre Region of Cameroon regarding onchocerciasis and black fly nuisance and bio-ecology

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Despite high black fly densities in persisting onchocerciasis foci in Cameroon, no vector control has ever been carried out to complement Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI). As a prelude to community-based vector control, this
André Domche   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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