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Comparison of β-Propiolactone and Formalin Inactivation on Antigenicity and Immune Response of West Nile Virus

Advances in Virology, 2015
West Nile Virus (WNV) is a pathogenic arbovirus that belongs to genus Flavivirus under family Flaviviridae. Till now there are no approved vaccines against WNV for human use.
Pritom Chowdhury, Rashmee Topno, Siraj A. Khan, Jagadish Mahanta   +3 more
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EVALUASI PROGRAM ELIMINASI FILARIASIS DARI ASPEK PERILAKU DAN PERUBAHAN LINGKUNGAN

Unnes Journal of Public Health, 2016
Abstrak   Filariasis merupakan penyakit menular disebabkan cacing filaria dan ditularkan nyamuk. Untuk menekan jumlah kasus filariasis dilakukan Program Eliminasi Filariasis melalui POMP (Pemberian Obat Massal Pencegahan) filariasis.
Lailatul Munawwaroh, Eram Tunggul Pawenang   +1 more
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Filariasis: A Major Potential Imported Parasitic Disease in Najran District of Saudi Arabia

King Khalid University Journal of Health Sciences, 2021
Introduction: Expatriate workers usually contribute to the origination of some infectious diseases in the countries they reside. The aim of this study was to identify and analyze available information on filariasis imported into Najran, Saudi Arabia, by ...
Ahmed Saif, Mohammed Abdulrahman Alshahrani, Ahmad A. Alshehri, Basim A. Othman, Mosa M. Bahnass, Mutaib M. Mashraqi, Gaffar Sarwar Zaman, Yasser Alraey, Aymen M. Madkhali   +8 more
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Potential factors influencing lymphatic filariasis transmission in “hotspot” and “control” areas in Ghana: the importance of vectors

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2019
BackgroundMass drug administration (MDA) programmes for the control of lymphatic filariasis in Ghana, have been ongoing in some endemic districts for 16 years.
Sellase Pi-Bansa, J. H. Osei, K. Frempong, E. Elhassan, O. K. Akuoko, D. Agyemang, C. Ahorlu, M. Appawu, B. Koudou, M. Wilson, D. D. de Souza, S. Dadzie, J. Utzinger, D. Boakye   +13 more
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Larvicidal Activity of Phytochemicals From Handroanthus impetiginosus Seeds Against Culex quinquefasciatus

Chemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 22, Issue 12, December 2025.
The hexane extract was obtained from the seeds of H. impetiginosus, from which fatty acids and FAMEs were obtained. The three samples were tested on C. quinquefasciatus larvae, promoting mortality with moderate LC50 values. The hexane extract was analyzed by gas chromatographymass spectrometry (GC‐MS), and the most abundant compounds were ethyl oleate (
Luana Cristina Diniz Santos, Lucas Santos Azevedo, Ezequias Pessoa de Siqueira, Mairon César Coimbra, Stênio Nunes Alves, Ana Hortência Fonsêca Castro, Luciana Alves Rodrigues dos Santos Lima   +6 more
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Inhibitory effects of 19 antiprotozoal drugs and antibiotics on Babesia microti infection in BALB/c mice

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2015
Introduction: Different results have been achieved in the evaluation of antiparasitic drug activity in Mongolian jirds, hamsters, and BALB/c mice infected with Babesia microti.
Jun-ming Yao, Hao-bing Zhang, Cong-shan Liu, Yi Tao, Meng Yin   +4 more
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A systematic review of factors that shape implementation of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in sub-Saharan Africa

BMC Public Health, 2017
BackgroundUnderstanding factors surrounding the implementation process of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis (MDA for LF) elimination programmes is critical for successful implementation of similar interventions.
A. Silumbwe, J. Zulu, H. Halwindi, C. Jacobs, Jessy Zgambo, Rosalia Dambe, Mumbi Chola, Gershom Chongwe, C. Michelo   +8 more
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Historical and Projected Impact of Global Climate Change on the Extrinsic Incubation of Dirofilaria immitis

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.
We have used past temperature records and future temperature projections to understand the past and possible future epidemiology of canine heartworm. The range of the area hyperendemic for heartworm may change in the future, especially in extreme carbon emissions scenarios.
Peter Jonathon Atkinson, Torben Dahl Nielsen, Charles Caraguel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Upon entering an age of global ivermectin-based integrated mass drug administration for neglected tropical diseases and malaria

Malaria Journal, 2017
Ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) in humans to reduce malaria vectors is yet another use for this remarkable medicine whose discoverers shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine with the discoverer of artemisinin.
Frank O. Richards
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Prevalence of and risk factors for malaria, filariasis, and intestinal parasites as single infections or co-infections in different settlements of Gabon, Central Africa

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2018
BackgroundMalaria, filariasis, and intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are common and frequently overlap in developing countries. The prevalence and predictors of these infections were investigated in three different settlements (rural, semi-urban ...
N. P. M'bondoukwe, E. Kendjo, D. Mawili-Mboumba, J. V. Koumba Lengongo, Christelle Offouga Mbouoronde, D. Nkoghé, F. Touré, M. Bouyou-Akotet   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source