Mansonellosis at Medium Purus River (Brazilian Amazon)
RECIIS, 2008 Mansonella ozzardi is a filarial autochthonous parasite of the American continent that is frequently found infecting human beings in the Brazilian Amazon. The human infection by M. ozzardi is still considered as non pathogenic despite the variety of symptoms related to it such as fever, articular pain, headache, lymphadenopathy, eosinophily, and ...
Adami, Yara Leite, Herzog, Marilza Maia
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Diversity and distribution of blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of the Tormes river basin (western Spain) [PDF]
, 2022 To enhance the partial knowledge on blackfly (Diptera: Simuliidae) fauna in Spain it is crucial to collect all the available data on this group to better understand their ecology and distribution over the years.
D. López-Peña +3 more
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Mansonellosis in the upper Imo River Basin, Nigeria
Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2005 The Upper Imo River Basin is endemic for mansonellosis due to Mansonella perstans. No case of M. streptocerca microfilaraemia was found in the studied population. The prevalence of M. perstans microfilariae in the area was 12.5%. Microfilaraemia was higher among older individuals and there was no significant difference in prevalence between sexes.
Uttah, E.C. +3 more
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Molecular epidemiology of Mansonella perstans on Bioko Island: identification of risk factors, co-infection with malaria and Loa loa and impact in pregnant women [PDF]
, 2023 Implementation of an effective and targeted mass drug administration program against filarial worms needs an accurate identification and mapping of the distribution of these parasites.
Yoboue, Aya Charlene
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Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020 Abstract Mansonella ozzardi and Mansonella perstans infections both cause mansonellosis but are usually treated differently. Using a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay and deep sequencing, we reveal the presence of mansonellosis coinfections that were undetectable by standard diagnostic methods.
James Lee Crainey +11 more
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Detection of microfilariae with counting chamber technique in some Nigerian rural communities [PDF]
, 2005 The conventional stained thick smear technique (TS) has innate possibility of underestimation of microfilariae (mf) in microfilaraemic subjects. The usability of counting chamber (CC) technique in the detection of mf was determined in three Nigerian ...
Agbolade, O M, Akinboye, D O
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Antiparasitic activity of ivermectin: Four decades of research into a “wonder drug” [PDF]
, 2023 Parasitic diseases still pose a serious threat to human and animal health, particularly for millions of people and their livelihoods in low-income countries.
Antoszczak, Michał +3 more
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Mosquito Magnet ® traps as a potential means of monitoring blackflies of medical and veterinary importance [PDF]
, 2021 Mosquito Magnet® traps, deployed in widespread parts of England as part of nationwide mosquito surveillance projects, also caught blackflies. As many as 1242 blackflies were caught in a trapping session lasting 4 days.
A. G. C. Vaux +7 more
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Parasitic, bacterial, viral, immune-mediated, metabolic and nutritional factors associated with nodding syndrome [PDF]
, 2023 Nodding syndrome is a neglected, disabling and potentially fatal epileptic disorder of unknown aetiology affecting thousands of individuals mostly confined to Eastern sub-Saharan Africa.
Abd-Elfarag, Gasim +23 more
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Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) - A Snapshot of Research [PDF]
, 2021 More than a billion people-one-sixth of the earth's population is infected with one or more neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in developing countries.
Akter, Tabassum +7 more
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