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Sociodemographic characteristics as predictors of knowledge regarding mode of transmission of Lymphatic Filariasis among population of Nepal.

open access: yesPLOS Global Public Health, 2022
IntroductionThe majority of the districts of Nepal (63 out of 77) were detected as prevalent of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), with an average prevalence of 13 percent ranging from less than one to 39 percent in Nepal. Despite people's ignorance about the LF,
Ramesh Adhikari   +2 more
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Development of Conventional Multiplex PCR: A Rapid Technique for Simultaneous Detection of Soil-Transmitted Helminths

open access: yesPathogens, 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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The Genetic Polymorphisms of 24 Base Pair Duplication and Point G102S of Human Chitotriosidase to Bancroftian Filariasis at the Thai–Myanmar Border

open access: yesPathogens, 2019
Lymphatic filariasis, caused by lymphatic filarial parasites, Wuchereria bancrofti, and Brugia malayi, causes significant morbidity and disability to 120 million people in the tropics and subtropics.
Vivornpun Sanprasert   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Simple Genotyping Method for Rapid Differentiation of Blastocystis Subtypes and Subtype Distribution of Blastocystis spp. in Thailand

open access: yesPathogens, 2019
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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Upon entering an age of global ivermectin-based integrated mass drug administration for neglected tropical diseases and malaria

open access: yesMalaria 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
doaj   +1 more source

The first report of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Haiti

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2012
Aedes albopictus was found in six of the 10 departments of Haiti and in 14 of the 35 communes surveyed. The survey found the larvae of Ae. albopictus in 13 different types of containers. Used tires and tins were by far the most common breeding sites used
María del Marquetti Fernández   +3 more
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The Experimental Infections of the Human Isolate of Strongyloides Stercoralis in a Rodent Model (The Mongolian Gerbil, Meriones Unguiculatus)

open access: yesPathogens, 2019
Strongyloidiasis is life-threatening disease which is mainly caused by Strongyloides stercoralis infection. Autoinfection of the parasite results in long-lasting infection and fatal conditions, hyperinfection and dissemination (primarily in ...
Sarit Charuchaibovorn   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Applicability of the Filter Paper Technique for Detection of AntifilarialIgG4 Antibodies Using the Bm14 Filariasis CELISA

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, 2010
Demonstration of successful elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in endemic countries requires sensitive diagnostics for accurate definitions of endpoints and future surveillance.
Hayley M. Joseph, Wayne Melrose
doaj   +1 more source

Brugia malayi infection in ferrets - A small mammal model of lymphatic filariasis. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
The lack of effective short-course therapies for treatment of the adult stage of filarial worms is a major limitation in the global effort to eliminate lymphatic filariasis. Studies using current small mammal models of lymphatic filariasis are limited by
Belinda M Jackson-Thompson   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis

open access: yesThe Lancet Global Health, 2020
Summary: Background: Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected tropical disease that can cause permanent disability through disruption of the lymphatic system. This disease is caused by parasitic filarial worms that are transmitted by mosquitos.
Aniruddha Deshpande   +668 more
doaj   +1 more source

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