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Blastocystis spp. is one of the most common protozoa of humans and animals worldwide. The genetic diversity of Blastocystis spp. might be associated with a wide range of symptoms.
Nittaya Srichaipon+4 more
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Malaria-filaria coinfection in mice makes malarial disease more severe unless filarial infection achieves patency [PDF]
Coinfections are common in natural populations, and the literature suggests that helminth coinfection readily affects how the immune system manages malaria.
Allen, Judith E+3 more
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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.
Adam Silumbwe+8 more
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Abstract Objectives Prior to 2017, Odisha accounted for 50% of all Plasmodium falciparum cases in India. The ‘National Strategic Plan’ for malaria elimination had distributed 11.3 million insecticidal treated nets (ITNs) to 23 million individuals in Odisha's 17 malaria‐endemic districts by 2017.
A. N. Shriram+6 more
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THE BLOOD IN FILARIASIS. [PDF]
Since the discovery of the embryos of Filaria nocturna in the peripheral circulation by Lewis, in 1872, very few observers have devoted their attention to the changes in the blood associated with this disease. In 1894 Bancroft and Bancroft 1 noted a leucocytosis in filariasis and published the following blood counts, no differential blood counts being
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Albendazole for lymphatic filariasis [PDF]
Mass treatment with albendazole, co-administered with another antifilarial drug, is being promoted as part of a global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis.To assess the effects of albendazole on patients or populations with filarial infection, and on morbidity in patients with filarial infection; and to assess the frequency of adverse events ...
Critchley J+5 more
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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+3 more
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Spatial distribution of podoconiosis in relation to environmental factors in Ethiopia: a historical review [PDF]
BACKGROUND An up-to-date and reliable map of podoconiosis is needed to design geographically targeted and cost-effective intervention in Ethiopia.
Abdisalan Mohamed Noor+48 more
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Post-mass drug administration (MDA) surveillance during the lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination program in Sri Lanka, revealed the re-emergence of brugian filariasis after four decades.
C. H. Mallawarachchi+4 more
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Serendipity in Emergency Diagnostics: Near Miss of a Loa loa Case in a Swiss Hospital
ABSTRACT A 31‐year‐old Cameroonian man presented to the emergency department (ED) with a productive cough, exertional dyspnoea, and asthenia for a few days. The initial evaluation was limited due to cultural barriers, lack of known medical history, and the patient's migration journey through Libya, Tunisia, and Germany over the past 5 years before ...
Azad Durussel+5 more
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