High Levels of Community Support for Mansonellosis Interventions in an Endemic Area of the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseMansonellosis is a chronic infectious tropical disease that affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide but is not currently targeted for control.
James L Crainey +2 more
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Design and analysis of randomized clinical trials for onchocerciasis, loiasis and mansonellosis: A systematic review. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundThe design and analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in filarial diseases such as onchocerciasis, loiasis, and mansonellosis pose unique statistical challenges, including skewed endpoints and limited sample sizes. This systematic review
Ute Klarmann-Schulz +2 more
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Mansonellosis, the most neglected human filariasis [PDF]
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
Oleg Mediannikov, Stéphane Ranque
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Mansonellosis: current perspectives [PDF]
Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2018 Thuy-Huong Ta-Tang,1 James L Crainey,2 Rory J Post,3,4 Sergio LB Luz,2 José M Rubio1 1Malaria and Emerging Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, National Microbiology Center, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Spain; 2Laboratory of Infectious ...
James L Crainey, Thuy-Huong Ta, Rubio JM
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An Overview of the Management of Mansonellosis [PDF]
Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2021 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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Filarial disease in the Brazilian Amazon and emerging opportunities for treatment and control [PDF]
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne DiseasesFollowing the successful eradication of Wuchereria bancrofti, there are now just three species of conventional microfilaremic human filarial parasites endemic to the Brazilian Amazon region: Mansonella ozzardi, Mansonella perstans and Onchocerca volvulus.
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Identification and characterisation of Mansonella perstans in the Volta Region of Ghana. [PDF]
PLoS ONEMansonella spp. have been reported to have a wide global distribution. Despite the distribution and co-occurrence with other filarial parasites like Wuchereria bancrofti, Onchocerca volvulus and Loa loa, it is given little attention.
Millicent Opoku, Dziedzom K de Souza
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Zoonotic Mansonella ozzardi in Raccoons, Costa Rica, 2019–2022 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesMansonella ozzardi, a filarioid parasite, causes human mansonellosis in the Americas. We identified raccoons (Procyon lotor) as wildlife reservoirs of M. ozzardi in Costa Rica.
Joban Quesada +6 more
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Human Filariasis in Africa (2000-2025): Changing epidemiology, uneven diagnostic progress, and persistent neglect. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundHuman filariases remain a major group of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Africa. Despite large-scale control strategies and availability of effective drugs, persistent and re-emerging infections indicate gaps in surveillance and ...
Wanesa Wilczyńska +2 more
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Imported Mansonella perstans infection in Spain [PDF]
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2020 Background Mansonella perstans infection can be considered one of the most neglected tropical infectious diseases. Very few studies have reported on the clinical picture caused by infection with this nematode.
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