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Prevalence of Lymphatic Filariasis and Treatment Effectiveness of Albendazole/ Ivermectin in Individuals with HIV Co-infection in Southwest-Tanzania. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
Annual mass treatment with ivermectin and albendazole is used to treat lymphatic filariasis in many African countries, including Tanzania. In areas where both diseases occur, it is unclear whether HIV co-infection reduces treatment success.In a general ...
Inge Kroidl, Elmar Saathof, Lucas Maganga, Petra Clowes, Leonard Maboko, Achim Hoerauf, Williams H Makunde, Antelmo Haule, Prisca Mviombo, Bettina Pitter, Neema Mgeni, Joseph Mabuye, Dickens Kowuor, Upendo Mwingira, Mwelecele N Malecela, Thomas Löscher, Michael Hoelscher   +16 more
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Assessing the presence of Wuchereria bancrofti in vector and human populations from urban communities in Conakry, Guinea [PDF]

, 2015
The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was launched in 2000 with the goal of interrupting transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF) through multiple rounds of mass drug administration (MDA).
Bockarie, Moses J., Bockarie, Moses, Utzinger, Jürg, Sandra A. King, Daniel A. Boakye, Andre Goepogui, Goepogui, Andre, Dziedzom K. de Souza, Benjamin G. Koudou, Narh, Charles A., Jürg Utzinger, Koudou, Benjamin, de Souza, Dziedzom K., Mamadou, Baldé S., Kouassi, Bernard L., King, Sandra A., Diakité, Lamia, Koudou, Benjamin G., Moses J. Bockarie, Boakye, Daniel A., Dadzie, Samuel K., Samuel K. Dadzie, Bernard L. Kouassi, Baldé S. Mamadou, Lamia Diakité, Charles A. Narh   +25 more
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Challenges in mass drug administration for treating lymphatic filariasis in Papua, Indonesia. [PDF]

, 2010
: BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis relies on mass drug administration (MDA) of two drugs annually for 4 to 6 years.
Jacob Maikere, Bhullar, Navneet, Bhullar Navneet, Navneet Bhullar, Maikere, Jacob, Maikere Jacob   +5 more
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Genetic Testing Unveils a Novel Thrombospondin‐1 Domain Containing Protein 1 Gene Variant as the Cause of Chronic Edema in a 79‐Year‐Old Woman

Clinical Genetics, EarlyView.
A 79‐year‐old woman with lifelong peripheral edema and an affected sister was found to harbor a novel homozygous THSD1 splice‐site variant. Reduced THSD1 expression in dermal endothelial cells supported the possibility that this variant contributes to chronic hereditary edema.
Eiko Amo, Takafumi Toyohara, Naoya Saijo, Satoko Sato, Jun Takayama, Yoshiko Suto, Yuji Noguchi, Sosuke Kinomura, Yusuke Ishizuka, Shun Watanabe, Koichi Kikuchi, Rui Makino, Mai Yoshida, Yuji Oe, Tasuku Nagasawa, Koji Okamoto, Takehiro Suzuki, Mariko Miyazaki, Shinya Kawaguchi, Takashi Suzuki, Takaaki Abe, Shigeo Kure, Atsuo Kikuchi, Tetsuhiro Tanaka   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of the Filariasis CELISA Antifilarial IgG𝟒 Antibody Assay in Surveillance in Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programmes in the South Pacific

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2011
Elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICT) has been defined as
Hayley Joseph, Fuatai Maiava, Take Naseri, Fasihah Taleo, Malakai ‘Ake, Corinne Capuano, Wayne Melrose   +6 more
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The Role of Innate Lymphoid Cells in Autoimmune, Allergic and Infectious Diseases: A Systematic Review

Immunology, EarlyView.
This systematic review establishes disease‐specific dysregulations of human innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), demonstrating that an ILC1/ILC3 imbalance compromises mucosal barriers in inflammatory bowel disease, while activated ILC2s drive allergic airway inflammation.
Luan F. Lückmann, Henrique R. Dal‐Pizzol, Louise M. Lückmann, Davi E. Salini, Bruna C. Hasckel, Mikaeli Minati, Bruno Kluwe‐Schiavon, Tatiana Barichello   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in four districts in Bangladesh: household cluster surveys of prevalence and intervention status

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background In 2016, after 8 years of twice-annual nationwide preventive chemotherapy (PC) administration to school-age children (SAC), the Bangladesh Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW) sought improved impact and intervention monitoring data to ...
Stacy L. Davlin, Alexander H. Jones, Sanya Tahmina, Abdullah Al Kawsar, Anand Joshi, Sazid I. Zaman, Muhammad M. Rahman, Bozena M. Morawski, Michael S. Deming, Rubina Imtiaz, Mohammad J. Karim   +10 more
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Addressing Behavioural Determinants of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Through Community Dialogue in Kalu District, Ethiopia: A Mixed‐Methods Study

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major public health challenge in Ethiopia, with 20–30,000 new cases annually. Limited awareness and misconceptions contribute to delayed care seeking, stigma, prolonged healing, and reduced uptake of preventive measures in CL‐endemic communities.
Takele Gezahegn Demie, Tara Mtuy, Jennifer Palmer, Eshetu Girma, Yohannes Hailemichael, Teklu Cherkose, Telahun Kasa Tefera, Mohammedjud Hassen Ahmed, Catherine Pitt, Michael Marks, Stephen L. Walker, Endalamaw Gadisa, Mirgissa Kaba, SHARP collaboration   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eosinophilia in the Tropics: Should Empirical Anthelmintic Treatment Be Considered Standard Practice? A Prospective Cohort Study

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 10, Page 1433-1442, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Eosinophilia is a common clinical finding with diverse etiologies. Helminthiasis is a major aetiology in tropical regions, but data from haematology consultation services at tertiary centres in endemic settings are limited. Objectives To determine the prevalence of helminthiasis among patients with eosinophilia at a tropical ...
Smith Kungwankiattichai, Patsharaporn T. Sarasombath, Pattaraporn Tunsing, Weerapat Owattanapanich   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of mass drug administration and long-lasting insecticidal net distribution on Wuchereria bancrofti infection in humans and mosquitoes: an observational study in northern Uganda. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Uganda is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and transmitted by anopheline mosquitoes. The mainstay of elimination has been annual mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin and albendazole, targeted to endemic ...
Ambrose Onapa, Opio, Tom, Tansy Edwards, Brooker, Simon, Kolaczinski, Jan H, Tom Opio, Ashton, Ruth A, Simon Brooker, Daniel J Kyabayinze, Jan H Kolaczinski, Kyabayinze, Daniel J, Ruth A Ashton, Onapa, Ambrose, Edwards, Tansy, Gabriel Matwale, Auma, Anna, Matwale, Gabriel, Anna Auma, Auma Anna, Edwards Tansy, Brooker Simon, Onapa Ambrose, Matwale Gabriel, Kyabayinze Daniel J, Kolaczinski Jan H, Ashton Ruth A, Opio Tom   +26 more
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