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Detection of DNA of filariae closely related to Mansonella perstans in faecal samples from wild non-human primates from Cameroon and Gabon

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background The Onchocercidae is a family of filarial nematodes with several species of medical or veterinary importance. Microfilariae are found in the blood and/or the dermis and are usually diagnosed in humans by microscopy examination of a blood ...
Colette Marie Gaillard, Sebastien David Pion, Hadjira Hamou, Constant Sirima, Charlotte Bizet, Thomas Lemarcis, Jules Rodrigues, Amandine Esteban, Martine Peeters, Eitel Mpoudi Ngole, Illich Mombo, Florian Liégeois, Coralie Martin, Michel Boussinesq, Sabrina Locatelli   +14 more
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Schistosoma mansoni, nematode infections, and progression to active tuberculosis among HIV-1-infected Ugandans. [PDF]

, 2006
Rates of tuberculosis (TB) in Africa are highest among people infected with HIV. Searching for additional risk factors in a cohort of HIV-infected Ugandan adults, we previously found that a type 2 cytokine bias and eosinophilia were associated with ...
Brown, Michael, Dunne, David W, Elliott, Alison M, Miiro, George, Nkurunziza, Peter, Quigley, Maria A, Watera, Christine, Whitworth, James AG   +7 more
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Seasonality, parity rates and transmission indices of Mansonella ozzardi (Manson) (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) by Cerqueirellum argentiscutum (Shelley & Luna Dias) (Diptera: Simulidae) in a lower Solimões River community, Amazonas, Brazil Sazonalidade, taxa de paridade e índices de transmissão de Mansonella ozzardi (Manson) (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) por Cerqueirellum argentiscutum (Shelley & Luna Dias) (Diptera: Simuliidae) em uma comunidade do baixo rio Solimões, Amazonas, Brasil

Acta Amazonica, 2004
Mansonella ozzardi is transmitted by two dipterian families, Ceratopogonidae (midges) and Simuliidae (black flies). In Brazil, black flies are vectors for this filariasis until now.
Jansen Fernandes de Medeiros, Victor Py-Daniel   +1 more
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Mansonelosis por mansonella ozzardi en voluntarios para despistaje de malaria en la amazonía peruana

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública
Objetivos. Determinar la frecuencia, manifestaciones clínicas y factores asociados a la infección por Mansonella ozzardi en voluntarios de una campaña de despistaje de malaria en el distrito de Alto Nanay en la selva amazónica del Perú.
Javier Vargas, Nancy Arróspide, Sonia Gutiérrez, Cristian Obregón, Pedro Valencia, Henry Mormontoy   +5 more
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Environmental factors and the distribution of mansonelliases in Southern Venezuela

Parasite, 2000
The distribution of mansonelliases and their relation to various quantitative criteria were determined through the study of 1,057 subjects in 17 localities in ten regions of Amazonas State and Bolivar State.
Gómez J., Guerrero R.
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A cross-sectional study of the filarial and Leishmania co-endemicity in two ecologically distinct settings in Mali

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Filariasis and leishmaniasis are two neglected tropical diseases in Mali. Due to distribution and associated clinical features, both diseases are of concern to public health.
Moussa Brema Sangare, Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly, Siaka Yamoussa Coulibaly, Michel Emmanuel Coulibaly, Bourama Traore, Ilo Dicko, Ibrahim Moussa Sissoko, Sibiry Samake, Sekou Fantamady Traore, Thomas Bruce Nutman, Jesus Gilberto Valenzuela, Ousmane Faye, Shaden Kamhawi, Fabiano Oliveira, Roshanak Tolouei Semnani, Seydou Doumbia   +15 more
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Eosinofilia en enfermedades importadas [PDF]

, 2004
La eosinofilia se define como un número de eosinófilos superior a 0,5 x 109/l (500 células por microlitro de sangre). la eosinofilia, en el contexto de las enfermedades importadas, se relaciona habitualmente con la presencia en el organismo humano de ...
Corachán, Manuel, Gascon, Joaquim, Olivera, Inés   +2 more
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A randomised controlled trial of the effects of albendazole in pregnancy on maternal responses to mycobacterial antigens and infant responses to bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunisation [ISRCTN32849447] [PDF]

, 2005
Background: Maternal schistosomiasis and filariasis have been shown to influence infant responses to neonatal bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunisation but the effects of maternal hookworm, and of de-worming in pregnancy, are unknown.
A Hall, A Rougemont, AH El-Kalouby, Alison M Elliott, AM Elliott, AM Elliott, CA Power, D Bundy, D Elias, D Elias, D Elias, E Pearlman, GA Colditz, HD Kilian, HE Allen, I Malhotra, James AG Whitworth, John T Belisle, JW Bukusuba, KJ Erb, M Bradley, M Moir, Margaret Nampijja, Maria A Quigley, Moses Muwanga, MY Elkhalifa, News & Analysis, Patrice A Mawa, Peter M Nkurunziza, PJ Hotez, Proscovia B Namujju, RJ Quinnell, RM Maizels, TF Pelly, V Gruppo, WD Melrose   +35 more
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Ampliación de la distribución geográfica de Mansonella Ozzardi en la República de Colombia

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 1963
Se amplia la distribución geográfica de Mansonella ozzardi en la República de Colombia, a los departamentos de Antioquia y Chocó y a la comisaría del Amazonas.
Augusto Corredor Arjona
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High Prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi Infection in the Amazon Region, Ecuador

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
We reviewed Giemsa-stained thick blood smears, obtained through the national malaria surveillance program in the Amazon region of Ecuador, by light microscopy for Mansonella spp. microfilariae. Of 2,756 slides examined, 566 (20.5%) were positive.
Manuel Calvopina, Carlos Chiluisa-Guacho, Alberto Toapanta, David Fonseca, Irina Villacres   +4 more
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