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Comparative development of human filariae Loa loa, Onchocerca volvulus and Mansonella perstans in immunocompromised mouse strains [PDF]

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
IntroductionMouse models of human filarial infections are not only urgently needed to investigate the biology of the nematodes and their modulation of the host’s immunity, but will also provide a platform to screen and test novel anti-filarial drugs ...
Valerine C. Chunda, Valerine C. Chunda, Fanny Fri Fombad, Fanny Fri Fombad, Chi Anizette Kien, Chi Anizette Kien, Rene Ebai, Rene Ebai, Frederick Esofi, Frederick Esofi, Anna Ning Ntuh, Anna Ning Ntuh, Emmanuel Ouam, Emmanuel Ouam, Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Relindis Ekanya, Relindis Ekanya, Franck Nietcho, Franck Nietcho, Lucy Cho Nchang, Lucy Cho Nchang, Chefor Magha, Chefor Magha, Abdel Jelil Njouendou, Abdel Jelil Njouendou, Peter Enyong, Peter Enyong, Achim Hoerauf, Achim Hoerauf, Achim Hoerauf, Samuel Wanji, Samuel Wanji, Manuel Ritter   +33 more
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Culicoides Species of the Rain Forest Belt of the Littoral Region of Cameroon: Their Incrimination in the Transmission of Mansonella perstans [PDF]

Pathogens
Biting midges belonging to the genus Culicoides are tiny stout-shaped hematophagous insects and are thought to transmit the filarial nematode Mansonella perstans.
Rene Ebai, Chi Anizette Kien, Fanny Fri Fombad, Frederick Esofi, Emmanuel Ouam, Anna Ning Ntuh, Glory Ngongeh Amambo, Victor Narcisse Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Valerine Chawa Chunda, Franck Nietcho, Lucy Cho Nchang, Chefor Magha, Jerome Fru Cho, Mathias Eyong Esum, Peter Ivo Enyong, Kenneth Pfarr, Achim Hoerauf, Manuel Ritter, Samuel Wanji   +18 more
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Polymorphic marker regions support divergence of Mansonella sp. “DEUX” and M. perstans [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Though being prevalent worldwide, Mansonella parasites are among the most neglected filarial nematodes. The true prevalence and genetic diversity of this genus have yet to be fully understood. Mansonella sp.
Mara Fischer, Miriam Rodi, Prithivi Jung Thapa, Capucine Marie Sicard, Juliana Inoue, Lilith Berner, Pierre Blaise Matsiegui, Carsten Köhler, Andrea Kreidenweiss, Michael Ramharter, Selidji Todagbe Agnandji, Stephan Ossowski, Jana Held   +12 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.
C. B. Poole, A. Sinha, L. Ettwiller, L. Apone, K. McKay, V. Panchapakesa, N. F. Lima, M. U. Ferreira, S. Wanji, C. K. S. Carlow   +9 more
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Incidental Detection of Microfilariae in Saguinus bicolor and Saguinus midas From Central Amazon. [PDF]

J Med Primatol
ABSTRACT Callitrichid primates Saguinus bicolor and Saguinus midas from urban accidents in peri‐urban forests from Central Amazon were necropsied. Analysis of thoracic and peritoneal fluid showed that 56.5% (13/23) of S. bicolor individuals and 13.3% (4/30) of S.
Figueiredo CT, Conga DF, Pereira LQ, Nava AFD, Gordo M.   +4 more
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RETRACTED: Mansonella, including a Potential New Species, as Common Parasites in Children in Gabon. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
BackgroundLike other tropical African countries, Gabon is afflicted by many parasitic diseases, including filariases such as loiasis and mansonellosis.
Gaël Mourembou, Florence Fenollar, Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki, Angelique Ndjoyi Mbiguino, Sydney Maghendji Nzondo, Pierre Blaise Matsiegui, Rella Zoleko Manego, Cyrille Herve Bile Ehounoud, Fadi Bittar, Didier Raoult, Oleg Mediannikov   +10 more
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Update on the biology and ecology of Culicoides species in the South-West region of Cameroon with implications on the transmission of Mansonella perstans [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Culicoides (Diptera; Ceratoponidae) are tiny, stout, blood-sucking flies with a near worldwide distribution. When present, they are often considered a biting nuisance but in addition, they are involved in the transmission of pathogens to ...
Samuel Wanji, Dizzle Bita Tayong, Rene Ebai, Vera Opoku, Chi Anizette Kien, Winston Patrick Chounna Ndongmo, Abdel Jelil Njouendou, Raymond Nsaidzedze Ghani, Manuel Ritter, Yaw Alex Debrah, Laura E. Layland, Peter A. Enyong, Achim Hoerauf   +12 more
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Nested PCR to detect and distinguish the sympatric filarial species Onchocerca volvulus, Mansonella ozzardi and Mansonella perstans in the Amazon Region [PDF]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2010
We present filaria-nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which is based on amplification of first internal transcribed spacer rDNA to distinguish three parasitic filarial species (Onchocerca volvulus, Mansonella ozzardiand Mansonella perstans) that can
Thuy-Huong Ta Tang, Rogelio López-Vélez, Marta Lanza, Anthony John Shelley, Jose Miguel Rubio, Sérgio Luiz Bessa Luz   +5 more
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Molecular Epidemiology of Skin-Dwelling Filariae and Risk Factors for Mansonella streptocerca Infection, Gabon [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Mansonella streptocerca is a species of neglected skin-dwelling filarial nematode parasite with scarce epidemiologic data from Central Africa. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1,007 adults from 51 rural and semiurban communities in Gabon to ...
Capucine Marie Sicard, Mara Fischer, Chiara Wizemann, Marilen Bartling, Linda Martin, Miriam Rodi, Juliana Inoue, Sabrina Valeria Sinopoli, Esther Mehmel, Andrea Kreidenweiss, Pierre Blaise Matsiegui, Michael Ramharter, Selidji Todagbe Agnandji, Jana Held   +13 more
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High Prevalence of Mansonella perstans Filariasis in Rural Senegal. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2015
Large parts of African and American countries are colonized by Mansonella, a very common but poorly described filarial nematode. Bloodsucking flies of the genus Culicoides are suspected to be the vector of Mansonella perstans, but no study in Senegal has
Bassene H, Sambou M, Fenollar F, Clarke S, Djiba S, Mourembou G, L Y AB, Raoult D, Mediannikov O.   +8 more
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