Plasmodium vivax and Mansonella ozzardi co-infection in North-Western Argentina [PDF]
A case of co-infection with Plasmodium vivax and Mansonella ozzardi was detected in a blood sample from a person who had shown symptoms of malaria and lived in a city that was close to the Argentina/Bolivia border.
Dantur Juri, Maria Julia +4 more
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An Overview of the Management of Mansonellosis
Thuy-Huong Ta-Tang,1 Sergio LB Luz,2 James L Crainey,2 José M Rubio3 1Malaria and NTDs Laboratory, National Centre of Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; 2Laboratório de Ecologia de Doenças Transmiss ...
Ta-Tang TH, Luz SL, Crainey JL, Rubio JM
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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 +5 more
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Co-infection with Onchocerca volvulus and Loa loa microfilariae in central Cameroon: are these two species interacting? [PDF]
Ivermectin treatment may induce severe adverse reactions in some individuals heavily infected with Loa loa. This hampers the implementation of mass ivermectin treatment against onchocerciasis in areas where Onchocerca volvulus and L.
Basáñez, M-G +6 more
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Neglected Tropical Diseases and Female Infertility: Possible Pathophysiological Mechanisms
Battling female infertility has posed a global challenge, where neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are nonetheless a notable contributing factor. NTDs affect a variety of diseases, often of a chronic nature, which are often cited as some of the most lethal diseases operating against the most economically disadvantaged populations across the globe.
Moses Agbomhere Hamed +8 more
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A combined microfinance and training intervention can reduce HIV risk behaviour in young female participants. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To assess effects of a combined microfinance and training intervention on HIV risk behavior among young female participants in rural South Africa.
Abramsky, Tanya +8 more
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Genomes of the human filarial parasites Mansonella perstans and Mansonella ozzardi [PDF]
Funding Information: Research funding was provided by New England Biolabs, Ipswich, MA 01938, USA to AS, ZL, LE, RM, CP, CC. FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) supported the field research in Brazil through a research grant to ...
Carlow, Clotilde K.S. +9 more
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Rilevamento incidentale di Mansonella perstans in immigrato da zona endemica con malaria
Not available.
K. Leka +6 more
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Prurit après prise de chloroquine et filarioses [PDF]
Une étude des rapports entre le prurit après prise de chloroquine et l'infection par #Mansonella perstans$ filaire sanguine fréquente dans certaines régions mais passant inaperçue car peu pathogène et par #Onchocerca volvulus$ filaire dermique fréquente ...
Coulibaly, A. +6 more
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Short report: Genetic characterization of atypical Mansonella (Mansonella) ozzardi microfilariae in human blood samples from Northeastern Peru [PDF]
DNA sequence comparisons are useful for characterizing proposed new parasite species or strains. Microfilariae with an atypical arrangement of nuclei behind the cephalic space have been recently described in human blood samples from the Amazon region of ...
Arrospide, Nancy +5 more
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