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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1998 SUMMARYFilariae of animals, especially those of mammals, often infect humans and typically produce cryptic infections. These “zoonotic” infections have been reported from virtually all parts of the world including temperate zones. Infections may be symptomatic or not, and the parasites are found in surgical tissue biopsy specimens or, more rarely, are ...
T C, Orihel, M L, Eberhard
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Science Translational Medicine, 2019 An oral macrolide drug targeting the bacterial endosymbiont, Wolbachia, shows efficacy against filarial nematodes in preclinical animal models. Nematodes go A·WOL New drugs are urgently needed for treating the neglected tropical diseases, onchocerciasis ...
M. Taylor +31 more
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AWZ1066S, a highly specific anti-Wolbachia drug candidate for a short-course treatment of filariasis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019 Significance Onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) are neglected tropical diseases that cause severe disability and affect more than 157 million people globally.
W. Hong +33 more
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IDCases, 2018 Filariasis is a global health problem and is a major social and economical burden in tropical countries in Asia, Africa and few of the South American countries [1,2]. In india, filariasis endemic in number of states including Bihar, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is found chiefly along the banks of rivers and sea coastal areas. We
Adarsh Barwad +2 more
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Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2014 Filarial involvement of breast is a rare entity. Here is an unusual case of an old lady with right breast lump with axillary lymphadenopathy mimicking breast carcinoma, cytologically diagnosed as filarial mastitis. The patient subsequently received antihelmenthic therapy and showed marked clinical response within few weeks.
Thakur, Mohim, Lhamo, Yangshen
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Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Ivermectin-based preventive chemotherapy (PC) is distributed annually to all at-risk populations eligible for ivermectin treatment to control and/or eliminate onchocerciasis.
René Afor Aza’ah +5 more
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Dengue Outbreak in a Hilly State of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India
The Scientific World Journal, 2014 Dengue has been reported from plains as well as hilly regions of India including some parts of Northeast India. In July-August 2012, outbreak of fever with unknown origin (FUO) indicative of Dengue was reported in Pasighat, East Siang district of ...
Siraj A. Khan +4 more
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Pathogens, 2019 Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are the most common intestinal parasites infecting humans worldwide. STH infections are a major cause of morbidity and disability.
Vivornpun Sanprasert +5 more
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Averrous: Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Malikussaleh, 2021 Filariasis atau kaki gajah adalah penyakit menular menahun yang disebabkan oleh cacing filarial, yang menimbukan pembengkakan pada tangan, kaki dan genital.
Yuziani Yuziani +2 more
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A Randomized Trial of a New Triple Drug Treatment for Lymphatic Filariasis
New England Journal of Medicine, 2018 BACKGROUND The World Health Organization has targeted lymphatic filariasis for global elimination by 2020 with a strategy of mass drug administration. This trial tested whether a single dose of a three‐drug regimen of ivermectin plus diethylcarbamazine ...
C. King +9 more
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