Current profile of Mansonella ozzardi (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) in communities along the Ituxi river, Lábrea municipality, Amazonas, Brazil [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008 The objective of this paper was to describe the current status of Mansonella ozzardi prevalence among the inhabitants of 12 communities along the Ituxi river, in Lábrea municipality, state of Amazonas. The prevalence of M.
Jansen Fernandes Medeiros +3 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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Improvement of a PCR test to diagnose infection by Mansonella ozzardi [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2011 INTRODUCTION: Mansonelliasis is caused by Mansonella ozzardi. It is widespread in the Amazon region, with a high prevalence. The common exam of thick blood smears stained with Giemsa shows low efficacy levels and has been an obstacle to diagnosing ...
Luana Janaína Souza Vera +8 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 +9 more
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Occurrence of Mansonella ozzardi diagnosed using a polycarbonate membrane in a riverside population of Lábrea in the Western Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2016 : INTRODUCTION Mansonella ozzardi is a widely distributed filaria worm in the Amazon region. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of M. ozzardi infection in riverine communities of Lábrea municipality, Amazonas State, Brazil.
Sergio de Almeida Basano +7 more
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Mansonella ozzardi in Brazil: prevalence of infection in riverine communities in the Purus region, in the state of Amazonas [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009 This study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi infection and to estimate the parasitic infection rate (PIR) in simuliid black flies in the municipality of Pauini, Amazonas, Brazil.
Jansen Fernandes Medeiros +3 more
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A Systematic Review of the Epidemiology of Mansonelliasis. [PDF]
Afr J Infect Dis, 2010 Although infection with any of the three types of Mansonella species that affect humans is often asymptomatic, a large portion of the world’s population is at risk of this vectorborne filarial nematode infection.
Downes BL, Jacobsen KH.
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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 +8 more
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Oro-facial filariasis-A systematic review of the literature. [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop DisIntroductionFilarial pathogens are described to inhabit and affect subcutaneous and lymphatic tissues of the human host. To date, little is known on how much oral health might be affected by filarial infections, even though involvement of the oro-facial ...
Bytyqi A +4 more
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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 +4 more
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