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Genomes of the human filarial parasites Mansonella perstans and Mansonella ozzardi
Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 2023 The filarial parasites Mansonella ozzardi and Mansonella perstans , causative agents of mansonellosis, infect hundreds of millions of people worldwide, yet remain among the most understudied of the human filarial pathogens.
Amit Sinha +9 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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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014 Introduction: This study assessed the prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi in riverine communities of the Tefé River, Amazonas, Brazil. Methods: The prevalence of M. ozzardi was estimated by microscopic examination of thick blood smears.
Jansen Fernandes Medeiros +3 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2016 : INTRODUCTION Mansonella ozzardi is a widely distributed filaria worm in the Amazon region. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of M. ozzardi infection in riverine communities of Lábrea municipality, Amazonas State, Brazil.
Sergio de Almeida Basano +7 more
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Mansonellosis, the most neglected human filariasis
New Microbes and New Infections, 2018 Human mansonellosis is caused by M. perstans, M. ozzardi and M. streptocerca, the three main filarial species in the genus Mansonella. Despite accumulating evidence of a high prevalence in endemic areas, there is currently no filariasis control programme
O. Mediannikov, S. Ranque
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Acta Amazonica, 2010 Esse trabalho relata os métodos de diagnósticos para filárias humanas no sangue, referindo-se a importância do método de gota espessa em relação aos métodos de filtração em membrana de policarbonato e Knott na diferenciação das espécies de microfilárias,
Jansen F Medeiros +2 more
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Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2015 Objectives. To determine the frequency, clinical features, and factors associated with M. ozzardi infection in volunteers of a malaria screening campaign in the district of Alto Nanay in the Amazon jungle of Peru. Materials and methods.
Javier Vargas +5 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008 The objective of this paper was to describe the current status of Mansonella ozzardi prevalence among the inhabitants of 12 communities along the Ituxi river, in Lábrea municipality, state of Amazonas. The prevalence of M.
Jansen Fernandes Medeiros +3 more
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Crypto-periodicity in Mansonella ozzardi
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1983 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. Re-examination of the results obtained shows evidence of crypto-periodicity. Two of the eight patients showed highly significant periodicity but the biorhythms appear to be almost
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