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 +15 more
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Mansonella perstans, Onchocerca volvulus and Strongyloides stercoralis infections in rural populations in central and southern Togo [PDF]
Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2018 Background: Mansonella perstans, Onchocerca volvulus and Strongyloides stercoralis are widespread helminth parasites in the tropics. Their distribution remains difficult to determine as it may change during national disease control programs and with ...
Francois Korbmacher +7 more
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Large-scale production of Mansonella perstans infective larvae from engorged Culicoides milnei [PDF]
Frontiers in Tropical DiseasesBackgroundMansonella perstans is transmitted by Culicoides species and affects hundred millions of inhabitants in about 33 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Chi Anizette Kien +36 more
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Successful long-term maintenance of Mansonella perstans in an in vitro culture system [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2017 Background Approximately 114 million people are infected with Mansonella perstans in large proportions of Africa. In contrast to other filariae that infect humans, M.
Abdel Jelil Njouendou +10 more
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A large case series of travel-related Mansonella perstans (vector-borne filarial nematode): a TropNet study in Europe. [PDF]
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2022 Mansonella perstans; Travel; TreatmentMansonella perstans; Viaje; TratamientoMansonella perstans; Viatge; TractamentBackground Infection with Mansonella perstans is a neglected filariasis, widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, characterized by an ...
Paola Rodari +2 more
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Imported Infections with Mansonella perstans Nematodes, Italy [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 We report 74 patients in Italy infected with Mansonella perstans nematodes, a poorly described filarial parasite. M. perstans nematodes should be included in the differential diagnosis for patients with eosinophilia from disease-endemic countries ...
Federico Gobbi +8 more
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Mansonella perstans microfilaremic individuals are characterized by enhanced type 2 helper T and regulatory T and B cell subsets and dampened systemic innate and adaptive immune responses. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 The filarial nematode Mansonella perstans is endemic throughout Africa, northern South America and the Caribbean. Interestingly, M. perstans-infected individuals present no distinct clinical picture associated with certain pathology.
Manuel Ritter +11 more
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Diagnostic performance of capillary and venous blood samples in the detection of Loa loa and Mansonella perstans microfilaraemia using light microscopy. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 BackgroundLoa loa and Mansonella perstans-the causative agents of loiasis and mansonellosis-are vector-borne filarial parasites co-endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Diagnosis of both infections is usually established by microscopic analysis of blood samples.
Johannes Mischlinger +17 more
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Integrated xenosurveillance of Loa loa, Wuchereria bancrofti, Mansonella perstans and Plasmodium falciparum using mosquito carcasses and faeces: A pilot study in Cameroon. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 BackgroundCommunity presence of loiasis must be determined before mass drug administration programmes for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis can be implemented.
Joseph Pryce +8 more
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Localisation vaginale de Mansonella perstans: à propos d'un cas au centre hospitalier universitaire de Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2012 Mansonella perstans est une filaire dont les adultes sont localisation péritonéale et les microfilaires'sanguine, qui sévit principalement en Amérique Equatoriale et aux bords de rivières, de plages en Afrique tropicale humide.
Sanata Bamba +6 more
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