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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Ocular health of brazilian indigenous populations [PDF]
, 2016 Quanto à saúde ocular indígena, há escassez de relatos de avaliações em índios brasileiros e, por isso, o objetivo deste estudo é apresentar uma contextualização desta situação no Brasil, baseada em revisão da bibliografia.
Biberg-Salum, Tânia Gisela +1 more
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Evaluation of LAMP for the diagnosis of Loa loa infection in dried blood spots compared to PCR-based assays and microscopy [PDF]
, 2022 Background: Loa loa is a filarial species found exclusively in West and Central Africa. Microscopy is the traditional diagnosis method for human loiasis. Several molecular methods have developed as an alternative approach for identification of L.
Agudo, Diego +8 more
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Prevalence of endemic Bancroftian filariasis in the high altitude region of south-eastern Nigeria [PDF]
, 2011 Background & objectives: The study was aimed at determining the prevalence and intensity of Wuchereriabancrofti microfilaraemia in a high altitude region of south-eastern Nigeria, and ascertaining the prevalenceof clinical signs and symptoms associated ...
E.C. Utta
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Loa loa and Mansonella perstans: Neglected human infections that need control in Nigeria [PDF]
, 2013 Despite the continued endemicity of Loa loa and Mansonella perstans infections in many parts of Nigeria, there has been no meaningful large-scale control program against them.
Agbolade, OM, Akinboye, DO, Ogunkolo, OF
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A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MANSONELLIASIS [PDF]
, 2009 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, Barbara L., Jacobsen, Kathryn H.
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The Burden of Bancroftian Filariasis in Nigeria: A Review [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) vectored by mosquito; and people in rural areas are mostly at risk of infection.
Adamu Hussaini +5 more
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Ivermectin treatment of mansonellosis in Trinidad.
The West Indian medical journal, 2000 This study was conducted to determine the efficacy and long-term effects of an intervention programme based on a single dose of Ivermectin (6 mg) administered during a double-blind placebo study of 40 persons with Mansonella ozzardi infections in Blanchisseuse, Trinidad. After four years, ivermectin reduced microfilariae levels by 82.2%.
A A, Gonzalez, D D, Chadee, S C, Rawlins
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Colombia Medica, 1984 Se estudió la prevalencia y distribución de mansonellosis entre los habitantes de 16 aldeas y poblaciones de la orilla colombiana del Río Amazonas (Comisaría del Amazonas) y en una aldea peruana vecina. La tasa promedio de prevalencia en las muestras de sangre colectadas (método de Knott) de 535 residentes fue 47.1%; los rangos en las aldeas ...
Wieslaw J Kozek +3 more
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Application of the LAMP Technique for the Detection of Loa Loa and Mansonella perstans [PDF]
, 2021 Filariases are endemic diseases of tropical regions caused by filiform nematodes transmitted by insect bites. They produce high morbidity. Loiasis (Loa Loa) and mansonellosis (Mansonella perstans) globally affect 10 and 100 million people, respectively ...
Crego Vicente, Beatriz +4 more
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