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 DiseasesThe 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 +14 more
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In Silico Identification of Novel Biomarkers and Development of New Rapid Diagnostic Tests for the Filarial Parasites Mansonella perstans and Mansonella ozzardi [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2019 Mansonelliasis is a widespread yet neglected tropical infection of humans in Africa and South America caused by the filarial nematodes, Mansonella perstans, M. ozzardi, M. rodhaini and M. streptocerca.
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Atypical Mansonella ozzardi Microfilariae from an Endemic Area of Brazilian Amazonia. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2016 Mansonellosis is endemic in several regions of Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Mansonella ozzardi and Mansonella perstans have been reported in Latin America, including the Amazon region. A morphological and molecular microfilariae study was performed in Pauini (Brazil).
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Tratamiento com levamisol de la infeccion por Mansonella ozzardi [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1986 La administración de levamisol a la dosis para adultos, de 150 mg durante 2 a 3 meses, estuvo asociada la disminución y finalmente a la desaparición de microfilarias circulantes de Mansonella ozzardi. No se presentaron reacciones secundarias a la droga y
Marcos Restrepo, Nubla Ochoa
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CD39 and immune regulation in a chronic helminth infection: The puzzling case of Mansonella ozzardi. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 BackgroundChronic helminth infections typically induce an immunoregulatory environment, with markedly reduced immune responses to both parasite-specific and unrelated bystander antigens.
Nathália F Lima +4 more
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Mansonella ozzardi corneal lesions in the Amazon: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2012 ObjectivesTo characterise and confirm the presence ofMansonella ozzardimicrofilariae in the cornea by biomicroscopy and corneal confocal microscopy.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingsClinical practice study in patients from rural communities in Coari city on the Solimões river, Amazonas state, Brazil.ParticipantsThe eyes of 212 consecutive volunteer ...
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MICROFILARIA Mansonella ozzardi
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2007 -
Rito Zerpa, Alberto Chuquicaña
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New records of Mansonella ozzardi: a parasite that is spreading from the state of Amazonas to previously uninfected areas of the state of Acre in the Purus River region [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2014 Mansonella ozzardi infections are common in the riverside communities along the Solimões, Negro and Purus Rivers in the state of Amazonas (AM). However, little is known about the presence of this parasite in communities located in regions bordering AM ...
Yara Leite Adami +5 more
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Mansonella ozzardi in the municipality of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil, 60 years after the first report: an epidemiologic study [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2014 The prevalence of mansonelliasis was studied in the municipality of Tefé, state of Amazonas, Brazil. The prevalence (thick blood smear method) was 13.6% (147/1,078), higher in the Solimões River region (16.3%) than in the Tefé River region (6.3%). In the
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A field trial of a PCR-based Mansonella ozzardi diagnosis assay detects high-levels of submicroscopic M. ozzardi infections in both venous blood samples and FTA® card dried blood spots [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background Mansonella ozzardi is a poorly understood human filarial parasite with a broad distribution throughout Latin America. Most of what is known about its parasitism has come from epidemiological studies that have estimated parasite incidence using
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