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Loa loa Infection in Pregnant Women, Gabon [PDF]

, 2015
Loa loa, the African eye worm, is a filarial pathogen of Central African rainforest regions. As of 2013, it had affected an estimated 2–3 million persons in Central Africa (1,2).
Adegnika, Ayôla A., Basra, Arti, González, Raquel, Kremsner, Peter G., Lotsch, Felix, Mabika, Barthelemy, Mackanga, Jean Rodolphe, Manego, Rella Zoleko, Matsiegui, Pierre-Blaise, Menéndez, Clara, Mesküre Capan-Melse, Mombo-Ngoma, Ghyslain, Ramharter, Michael, Yazdanbakhsh, Maria   +13 more
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Mansonella perstans filariasis: failure of albendazole treatment.

Annales de la Societe belge de medecine tropicale, 1992
Infections with Mansonella perstans are common in certain parts of Africa and South America. There is no standard treatment at present. We evaluated the effect of albendazole on microfilaremia in ten consecutive patients. No decrease in microfilarial counts could be demonstrated after a median follow-up period of 45 days.
Van den Enden, E., Van Gompel, A., Vervoort, T., Van der Stuyft, P., Van den Ende, J.   +4 more
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Molecular Evidence ofWolbachiaEndosymbiosis inMansonella perstansin Gabon, Central Africa [PDF]

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
The discovery of obligatory intracellular bacteria of the genus Wolbachia in filariae infecting humans led to the use of antibiotics as a potent treatment option. Mansonella perstans is the cause of the second most prevalent filariasis in Gabon, but so far reports on the presence of Wolbachia in this nematode have been inconsistent.
Gehringer, Christian, Kreidenweiss, Andrea, Flamen, Arnaud, Antony, Justin S., Grobusch, Martin P., Bélard, Sabine   +5 more
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Adrenocortical, autonomic, and inflammatory causes of the metabolic syndrome: nested case-control study. [PDF]

, 2002
BACKGROUND: The causes of metabolic syndrome (MS), which may be a precursor of coronary disease, are uncertain. We hypothesize that disturbances in neuroendocrine and cardiac autonomic activity (CAA) contribute to development of MS.
Andrew, R, Brunner, EJ, Checkley, S, Clarke, P, Hemingway, H, Juneja, M, Kumari, M, Lowe, GDO, Marmot, MG, Page, M, Papadopoulos, A, Rumley, A, Seckl, JR, Shipley, MJ, Stansfeld, SA, Walker, BR   +15 more
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Patent infections with soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni are not associated with increased prevalence of antibodies to the Onchocerca volvulus peptide epitopes OvMP-1 and OvMP-23 [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Ov16 serology is considered a reference method for Onchocerca volvulus epidemiological mapping. Given the suboptimal sensitivity of this test and the fact that seroconversion takes more than a year after infection, additional serological ...
Dana, Daniel, Lagatie, Ole, Levecke, Bruno, Mekonnen Kurmane, Zeleke, Stuyver, Lieven J, Van Dorst, Bieke, Verheyen, Ann, Vlaminck, Johnny   +7 more
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Filarial disease in the Brazilian Amazon and emerging opportunities for treatment and control

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Following the successful eradication of Wuchereria bancrofti, there are now just three species of conventional microfilaremic human filarial parasites endemic to the Brazilian Amazon region: Mansonella ozzardi, Mansonella perstans and Onchocerca volvulus.
Cleudecir Siqueira Portela, Cláudia Patrícia Mendes de Araújo, Patrícia Moura Sousa, Carla Letícia Gomes Simão, João Carlos Silva de Oliveira, James Lee Crainey   +5 more
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Dynamics of antigenemia and transmission intensity of Wuchereria bancrofti following cessation of mass drug administration in a formerly highly endemic region of Mali [PDF]

, 2016
Background After seven annual rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) in six Malian villages highly endemic for Wuchereria bancrofti (overall prevalence rate of 42.7%), treatment was discontinued in 2008.
Bockarie, Moses, Coulibaly, Michel E, Coulibaly, Siaka Y, Coulibaly, Yaya I, Dembele, Benoit, Dembele, Massitan, Diallo, Abdallah A, Dicko, Ilo, Dolo, Housseini, Doumbia, Salif S, Kelly-Hope, Louise, Klion, Amy D, Konate, Siaka, Kyelem, Dominique, Nutman, Thomas B, Polman, Katja, Sangare, Modibo, Sangare, Moussa B, Soumaoro, Lamine, Touré, Yeya T, Traore, Sekou F   +20 more
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Misoprostol in the management of the third stage of labour in the home delivery setting in rural Gambia: a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2005
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of 600 microg oral misoprostol on postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) and postpartum anaemia in a low income country home birth situation. DESIGN: Double blind randomised controlled trial.
Blum, Jennifer, Dampha, Yusupha, Morison, Linda, Sloan, Nancy, Sowe, Maimuna, Walraven, Gijs, Winikoff, Beverly   +6 more
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Parasite infection is associated with Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV) in Ugandan women

Infectious Agents and Cancer, 2011
Background Immune modulation by parasites may influence susceptibility to bacteria and viruses. We examined the association between current parasite infections, HIV and syphilis (measured in blood or stool samples using standard methods) and antibodies ...
Ndibazza Juliet, Johnson W Thomas, Miley Wendell, Muhangi Lawrence, Sebina Ismail, Webb Emily L, Wakeham Katie, Elliott Alison M, Whitby Denise, Newton Robert   +9 more
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The Lake Victoria Island Intervention Study on Worms and Allergy-related diseases (LaVIISWA): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: The Hygiene Hypothesis proposes that infection exposure protects against inflammatory conditions. Helminths possess allergen-like molecules and may specifically modulate allergy-related immunological pathways to inhibit responses which ...
Akello, Mirriam, Elliott, Alison M, Kabagenyi, Joyce, Kabuubi, Prossy, Kaweesa, James, Kizindo, Robert, Kizito, Dennison, LaVIISWA trial team, Muhangi, Lawrence, Nakazibwe, Esther, Nampijja, Margaret, Namutebi, Milly, Nerima, Barbara, Oduru, Gloria, Tukahebwa, Edridah, Verweij, Jaco J, Webb, Emily L   +16 more
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