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Whole genome analysis of two sympatric human Mansonella: Mansonella perstans and Mansonella sp “DEUX” [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
IntroductionMansonella species are filarial parasites that infect humans worldwide. Although these infections are common, knowledge of the pathology and diversity of the causative species is limited.
Miriam Rodi, Caspar Gross, Thaisa Lucas Sandri, Thaisa Lucas Sandri, Lilith Berner, Marina Marcet-Houben, Marina Marcet-Houben, Ersoy Kocak, Michaela Pogoda, Michaela Pogoda, Nicolas Casadei, Nicolas Casadei, Carsten Köhler, Carsten Köhler, Andrea Kreidenweiss, Andrea Kreidenweiss, Andrea Kreidenweiss, Selidji Todagbe Agnandji, Selidji Todagbe Agnandji, Toni Gabaldón, Toni Gabaldón, Toni Gabaldón, Toni Gabaldón, Stephan Ossowski, Jana Held, Jana Held, Jana Held   +26 more
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Mansonella sp. and associated Wolbachia endosymbionts in ring-tailed coatis (Nasua nasua) in periurban areas from Midwestern Brazil [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023
Coatis (Nasua nasua) are wild carnivorous well adapted to anthropized environments especially important because they act as reservoirs hosts for many arthropod-borne zoonotic pathogens.
L. Perles, D. Otranto, W.T.G. Barreto, G.C. de Macedo, R.P. Lia, J.A. Mendoza-Roldan, H.M. Herrera, C.E. de Oliveira, R.Z. Machado, M.R. André   +9 more
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Crypto-periodicity in Mansonella ozzardi [PDF]

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1983
Summary Studying nycthemeral microfilarial density in eight carriers of Mansonella ozzardi, Nathan et al. concluded that there is an absence of periodicity in M . ozzardi in Trinidad.
Pichon, Gaston
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Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
During August 2010–December 2012, we conducted a study of patients in Ghana who had Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, and found that 23% were co-infected with Mansonella perstans nematodes; 13% of controls also had M. perstans infection. M.
Richard O. Phillips, Michael Frimpong, Fred S. Sarfo, Birte Kretschmer, Marcus Beissner, Alexander Debrah, Yaw Ampem-Amoako, Kabiru M. Abass, William Thompson, Mabel Sarpong Duah, Justice Abotsi, Ohene Adjei, Bernhard Fleischer, Gisela Bretzel, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Marc Jacobsen   +15 more
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Short report: Genetic characterization of atypical Mansonella (Mansonella) ozzardi microfilariae in human blood samples from Northeastern Peru [PDF]

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2012
DNA sequence comparisons are useful for characterizing proposed new parasite species or strains. Microfilariae with an atypical arrangement of nuclei behind the cephalic space have been recently described in human blood samples from the Amazon region of ...
Arrospide, Nancy, Cabezas, Cesar, Fischer, Peter U, Marcos, Luis A, Recuenco, Sergio, Weil, Gary J   +5 more
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Imported Mansonella perstans infection in Spain [PDF]

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2020
Background Mansonella perstans infection can be considered one of the most neglected tropical infectious diseases. Very few studies have reported on the clinical picture caused by infection with this nematode.
Sabino Puente, Mar Lago, Mercedes Subirats, Ismael Sanz-Esteban, Marta Arsuaga, Belén Vicente, Montserrat Alonso-Sardon, Moncef Belhassen-Garcia, Antonio Muro   +8 more
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Redescription, molecular characterisation and Wolbachia endosymbionts of Mansonella (Tupainema) dunni (Mullin & Orihel, 1972) (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) from the common treeshrew Tupaia glis Diard & Duvaucel (Mammalia: Scandentia) in Peninsular Malaysia [PDF]

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
The genus Mansonella Faust, 1929 includes 29 species, mainly parasites of platyrrhine monkeys in South America and anthropoid apes in Africa. In Malaysia, Mansonella (Tupainema) dunni (Mullin & Orihel, 1972) was described from the common treeshrew ...
Ahmad Syihan Mat Udin, Shigehiko Uni, Jules Rodrigues, Coralie Martin, Kerstin Junker, Takeshi Agatsuma, Van Lun Low, Weerachai Saijuntha, Hasmahzaiti Omar, Nur Afiqah Zainuri, Masako Fukuda, Makoto Matsubayashi, Daisuke Kimura, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Rosli Ramli   +14 more
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High Prevalence of Mansonella perstans Filariasis in Rural Senegal. [PDF]

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015
Large parts of African and American countries are colonized by Mansonella, a very common but poorly described filarial nematode. Bloodsucking flies of the genus Culicoides are suspected to be the vector of Mansonella perstans, but no study in Senegal has
Agbolade, Agbolade, Alioune Badara L. Y., Andrews, Araki, Asio, Baird, Bregani, Clarke, Cohen, Cornet, Cornet, Didier Raoult, Downes, Florence Fenollar, Fux, Gaël Mourembou, Gbary, Glick, Hocquet, Hopkins, Hopkins, Hopkins, Hopkins, Hubert Bassene, Keiser, Khamala, Klion, Masse Sambou, Mateu, Noireau, Noireau, Oleg Mediannikov, Parola, Pfister, Raccurt, Roucher, Sambou, Sawdiatou Djiba, Sharp, Sharp, Sharp, Simonsen, Siân Clarke, Socolovschi, Sokhna, Sudia, Trape, Walther, Wanji   +49 more
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Zoonotic Mansonella ozzardi in Raccoons, Costa Rica, 2019–2022 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Mansonella ozzardi, a filarioid parasite, causes human mansonellosis in the Americas. We identified raccoons (Procyon lotor) as wildlife reservoirs of M. ozzardi in Costa Rica.
Joban Quesada, Paula Alfaro-Segura, Alberto Solano-Barquero, Karen Vega, Ernesto Rojas-Sánchez, Mauricio Jiménez, Alicia Rojas   +6 more
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Performance of novel onchocerciasis rapid diagnostic tests in a field setting in South Sudan. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
IntroductionOnchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Onchocerca volvulus and is primarily controlled through mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin.
Amber Hadermann, Stephen Raimon Jada, Chiara Trevisan, Abdurezak Seid, Charlotte Lubbers, Luís-Jorge Amaral, Marina Saleeb, Yak Yak Bol, Katja Polman, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Robert Colebunders   +10 more
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