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Molecular Detection and Characterization of Intestinal and Blood Parasites in Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Senegal

Animals, 2021
Wild chimpanzee populations in West Africa (Pan troglodytes verus) have dramatically decreased as a direct consequence of anthropogenic activities and infectious diseases.
Pamela C. Köster, Justinn Renelies-Hamilton, Laia Dotras, Manuel Llana, Celia Vinagre-Izquierdo, Petras Prakas, Donatas Sneideris, Alejandro Dashti, Begoña Bailo, Marta Lanza, Alejandra Jiménez-Mejías, Carlota Muñoz-García, Aly S. Muadica, David González-Barrio, José M. Rubio, Isabel Fuentes, Francisco Ponce-Gordo, Rafael Calero-Bernal, David Carmena   +18 more
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The effect of anthelmintic treatment during pregnancy on HIV plasma viral load: results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Uganda. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: To investigate the effect of helminth infections and their treatment during pregnancy on HIV load, we conducted a 2 × 2 factorial randomized controlled trial of albendazole versus placebo and praziquantel versus placebo in pregnant women in ...
Elliott, Alison M, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Kizito, Dennison, Kyosiimire-Lugemwa, Jacqueline, Lule, Swaib, Muhangi, Lawrence, Muwanga, Moses, Nkurunziza, Peter, Webb, Emily L   +8 more
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The Epidemiological Implications of Deer Fly Nuisance Biting and Transmission of Loiasis in an Endemic Area in Southeastern Nigeria

International Scholarly Research Notices, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
This work was aimed at determining the epidemiological implications of deer fly biting in Southeastern Nigeria and ascertaining the circadian and monthly biting pattern and the transmission potential of Chrysops in the area. Human‐landing catches were carried out for 52 weeks by a catching team of four. A total of 930 female Chrysops sp.
Emmanuel Chukwunenye Uttah, P. E. Cattan, J. Lewsey, C. Raynes-Greenow   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Limitations of PCR detection of filarial DNA in human stools from subjects non-infected with soil-transmitted helminths

Parasite, 2021
The standard techniques for diagnosis of human filariasis are the microscopic examination of blood smears or skin biopsies, which are relatively invasive and poorly sensitive at low levels of infection.
Doret Maxime P. M., Nana-Djeunga Hugues C., Nzune-Toche Narcisse, Pion Sébastien D. S., Chesnais Cédric B., Boussinesq Michel, Kamgno Joseph, Varlet-Marie Emmanuelle, Locatelli Sabrina   +8 more
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Modulation of Specific and Allergy‐Related Immune Responses by Helminths

BioMed Research International, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011
Helminths are master regulators of host immune responses utilising complex mechanisms to dampen host protective Th2‐type responses and favour long‐term persistence. Such evasion mechanisms ensure mutual survival of both the parasite and the host. In this paper, we present recent findings on the cells that are targeted by helminths and the molecules and
Emilia Daniłowicz-Luebert, Noëlle L. O′Regan, Svenja Steinfelder, Susanne Hartmann, Luis I. Terrazas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Verme subconjuntival da espécie Loa loa: primeiro caso no Brasil [PDF]

, 2012
We report the first case of ocular infestation by Loa loa in Brazil. Loiasis is caused by infestation with Loa loa, a filarial parasite originally found in the rainforests of western and central Africa.
Almeida, Juliana de Souza, Barbosa, Carolina Pelegrini, Camargo, Luis Marcelo Aranha, Ogawa, Guilherme Maerschner, Passos, Renato Magalhães   +4 more
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An updated checklist of Culicoides Latreille, 1809 biting midges from the highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Une liste mise à jour des moucherons piqueurs de Culicoides Latreille, 1809 des hautes terres de l'est de la République démocratique du Congo

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
The highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are home to critically endangered eastern gorillas (Gorilla beringei). Climate change could increase the abundance and distribution of Culicoides‐borne diseases. We utilized morphological and molecular techniques to identify Culicoides spp.
Alisa Kubala, Kristin Warren, Rudolf Meiswinkel, Michael Cranfield, Ian Robertson, Lian Yeap, Rebecca Vaughan‐Higgins, Radar Nishuli, Eddy Kambale Syaluha, Jean‐Paul Kabemba Lukusa, Martin Kabuyaya Balyananzi, Yvonne‐Marie Linton   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases: Old and New Approaches

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, Volume 2009, Issue 1, 2009., 2009
Methods for the diagnosis of infectious diseases have stagnated in the last 20–30 years. Few major advances in clinical diagnostic testing have been made since the introduction of PCR, although new technologies are being investigated. Many tests that form the backbone of the “modern” microbiology laboratory are based on very old and labour‐intensive ...
Momar Ndao, Herbert B. Tanowitz
wiley   +1 more source

Multiple filarial species microfilaraemia: a comparative study of areas with endemic and sporadic onchocerciasis [PDF]

, 2011
Background & objectives: The study was aimed at determining the pattern of co-occurrence of species ofmicrofilaraemia between onchocerciasis endemic and sporadic populations.Methods: From every consenting person of one year and above, 50 μl of day and ...
Emmanuel Uttah & Dominic C. Ibeh
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Mansonella ozzardi corneal lesions in the Amazon: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2012
Objectives: To characterise and confirm the presence of Mansonella ozzardi microfilariae in the cornea by biomicroscopy and corneal confocal microscopy.Design: Cross-sectional study.Settings: Clinical practice study in patients from rural communities in ...
Belfort, Rubens, Cohen, Jacob Moyses, Cohen, Marcos Jacob, Martins, Marilaine, Vianna, Lucas Monferrari Monteiro   +4 more
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