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Successful treatment of 2 imported cases of Mansonella perstans infection. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Hilmir Asgeirsson, Andreas Harling, Silvia Botero-Kleiven   +2 more
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Programmed cell death pathways as targets for developing antifilarial drugs: Lessons from the recent findings

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Volume 27, Issue 19, Page 2819-2840, October 2023., 2023
Abstract More than half a century has passed since the introduction of the National Filariasis Control Program; however, as of 2023, lymphatic filariasis (LF) still prevails globally, particularly in the tropical and subtropical regions, posing a substantial challenge to the objective of worldwide elimination.
Nabarun Chandra Das, Pritha Chakraborty, Samapika Nandy, Abhijit Dey, Tabarak Malik, Suprabhat Mukherjee   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glycosphingolipids in human parasites

FEBS Open Bio, Volume 13, Issue 9, Page 1625-1635, September 2023., 2023
The parasites that infect humans and animals include protozoans and helminths (worms). Their secretions and cellular membranes contain complex glycomolecules including glycoproteins and glycolipids. A class of glycolipids shared between humans and parasites are the glycosphingolipids (GSLs) containing a lipid (ceramide) linked to a glycan ...
Richard D. Cummings
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology of Mansonella perstans in the middle belt of Ghana. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors, 2017
Background Mansonellosis was first reported in Ghana by Awadzi in the 1990s. Co-infections of Mansonella perstans have also been reported in a small cohort of patients with Buruli ulcer and their contacts.
Debrah LB, Nausch N, Opoku VS, Owusu W, Mubarik Y, Berko DA, Wanji S, Layland LE, Hoerauf A, Jacobsen M, Debrah AY, Phillips RO.   +11 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Mansonella sp. and associated Wolbachia endosymbionts in ring-tailed coatis (Nasua nasua) in periurban areas from Midwestern Brazil

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023
Coatis (Nasua nasua) are wild carnivorous well adapted to anthropized environments especially important because they act as reservoirs hosts for many arthropod-borne zoonotic pathogens.
L. Perles, D. Otranto, W.T.G. Barreto, G.C. de Macedo, R.P. Lia, J.A. Mendoza-Roldan, H.M. Herrera, C.E. de Oliveira, R.Z. Machado, M.R. André   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of helminth–microbiome interactions on childhood health and development—A clinical perspective

Parasite Immunology, Volume 45, Issue 4, April 2023., 2023
Abstract Humans have co‐existed with parasites for virtually the entirety of our existence as a species. Today, nearly one third of the human population is infected with at least one helminthic species, most of which reside in the intestinal tract, where they have co‐evolved alongside the human gut microbiota (GM).
Antonia Piazzesi, Lorenza Putignani
wiley   +1 more source

Association of low birth weight and polyparasitic infection during pregnancy in Lambaréné, Gabon

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 26, Issue 8, Page 973-981, August 2021., 2021
Abstract Objective To report the prevalence of polyparasitism during pregnancy in the Lambaréné region of Gabon and its association with newborn birth weight. Method Pregnant women in their third trimester were recruited in a prospective study between November 2011 and March 2015.
Yabo Josiane Honkpéhèdji, Bayode Romeo Adegbite, Jeannot Fréjus Zinsou, Jean Claude Dejon‐Agobé, Jean‐Ronald Edoa, Rella Zoleko Manego, Matthew McCall, Mirabeau Mbong Ngwese, Fabrice Lotola Mougeni, Ghyslain Mombo‐Ngoma, Michael Ramharter, Peter G. Kremsner, Bertrand Lell, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Meral Esen, Ayôla Akim Adegnika   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unraveling cross-reactivity of anti-glycan IgG responses in filarial nematode infections

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Parasitic nematodes responsible for filarial diseases cause chronic disablement in humans worldwide. Elimination programs have substantially reduced the rate of infection in certain areas, but limitations of current diagnostics for population ...
Laudine M. C. Petralia, Laudine M. C. Petralia, Angela van Diepen, Dieu-Linh Nguyen, Lena A. Lokker, Erliyani Sartono, Sasisekhar Bennuru, Thomas B. Nutman, Kenneth Pfarr, Kenneth Pfarr, Achim Hoerauf, Achim Hoerauf, Samuel Wanji, Jeremy M. Foster, Cornelis H. Hokke   +14 more
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Table_1_Whole genome analysis of two sympatric human Mansonella: Mansonella perstans and Mansonella sp “DEUX”.pdf

, 2023
IntroductionMansonella species are filarial parasites that infect humans worldwide. Although these infections are common, knowledge of the pathology and diversity of the causative species is limited.
Stephan Ossowski (209903), Thaisa Lucas Sandri (4030688), Caspar Gross (12078208), Carsten Köhler (845359), Toni Gabaldón (22831), Miriam Rodi (11022204), Lilith Berner (15287962), Michaela Pogoda (15287968), Andrea Kreidenweiss (365793), Nicolas Casadei (5132210), Selidji Todagbe Agnandji (3358820), Ersoy Kocak (15287965), Marina Marcet-Houben (267422), Jana Held (224956)   +13 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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