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Population dynamics of Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae in human host after six years of drug control [PDF]

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2008
Background & objectives: Mass administration of ivermectin drug was carried out annually between 1995 and 2001 in three villages that were endemic for onchocerciasis in the Lower Cross River Basin, Nigeria.
K.N. Opara, B.O. Fagbemi
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How effective is integrated vector management against malaria and lymphatic filariasis where the diseases are transmitted by the same vector? [PDF]

, 2014
The opportunity to integrate vector management across multiple vector-borne diseases is particularly plausible for malaria and lymphatic filariasis (LF) control where both diseases are transmitted by the same vector.
Chitnis, Nakul, Lindsay, Steve W., Stone, Christopher M.   +2 more
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Eosinophils Are Important for Protection, Immunoregulation and Pathology during Infection with Nematode Microfilariae [PDF]

, 2014
Eosinophil responses typify both allergic and parasitic helminth disease. In helminthic disease, the role of eosinophils can be both protective in immune responses and destructive in pathological responses. To investigate whether eosinophils are involved
AA Humbles, AD Doyle, AD Klion, AE O'Connell, AM Galioto, Anita Y. N. Cheung, Ashleigh C. Johnston, BA Vallance, CA Gray, CA Gray, CS Enobe, D Abraham, D Voehringer, DR Herbert, E Pearlman, E Pinelli, EA Jacobsen, Emma T. Cadman, ET Cadman, H Kita, James J. Lee, JE Simons, JE Simons, JH Schroeder, JJ Lee, Katherine A. Thysse, KJ Hamann, KL Denzler, KL Denzler, L Le Goff, L O'Bryan, LA Spencer, LR Hall, M Lomask, M Witzenrath, ML Knott, PC Fulkerson, PL Milton, RA Lawrence, RA Lawrence, Rachel A. Lawrence, RK Mehlotra, S Pegorier, S Specht, SA Babayan, SI Ochkur, Siobhan Bearder, T Carter, T Ramalingam, T Ramalingam, Thomas B. Nutman, V Fabre, W Mitzner   +52 more
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Microfilariae Trigger Eosinophil Extracellular DNA Traps in a Dectin-1-Dependent Manner

Cell Reports, 2021
Summary: Eosinophils mediate protection against filarial nematodes. Our results demonstrate that eosinophil extracellular traps (EETosis) are induced by microfilariae and infective L3 larvae of Litomosoides sigmodontis.
Alexandra Ehrens, Benjamin Lenz, Anna-Lena Neumann, Samuela Giarrizzo, Julia Jennifer Reichwald, Stefan Julian Frohberger, Wiebke Stamminger, Benedikt Christian Buerfent, Frédéric Fercoq, Coralie Martin, Daniel Kulke, Achim Hoerauf, Marc Peter Hübner   +12 more
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Diagnostic study of microfilariae in blood samples of cattle in Mosul city-Iraq [PDF]

Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2006
The result of this study revealed to diagnosis the infection of microfilaria in blood samples of cattle which were collected from veterinary hospital and Mosul abattoir.
E. T. Butty
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Procedure for Handling and Storage of Onchocerca volvulus Microfilariae Obtained from Skin Snips for Downstream Genetic Work

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
WHO and endemic countries target elimination of transmission of Onchocerca volvulus, the parasite causing onchocerciasis. Population genetic analysis of O.
Shannon M. Hedtke, Anusha Kode, Tony O. Ukety, Jöel L. Mande, Germain M. Abhafule, Anuarite A. Raciu, Claude B. Uvon, Stephen R. Jada, An Hotterbeekx, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Makedonka Mitreva, Wilson Sebit, Robert Colebunders, Warwick N. Grant, Annette C. Kuesel   +14 more
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Wuchereria bancrofti: Unusual Presentation as Pancytopenia [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Wuchereria bancrofti is an endemic filarial nematode spread by a mosquito vector. The clinical manifestations vary from asymptomatic microfilaremeia to lymhoedema.
Mili Jain, Ayush Shukla, Ashutosh Kumar, Rashmi Kushwaha, Uma Shankar Singh   +4 more
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Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Status: Wuchereria bancrofti Infections in Human Populations after Five Effective Rounds of Mass Drug Administration in Zambia

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
Lymphatic filariasis (LF), also commonly known as elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by filarial parasites. The disease is transmitted via a bite from infected mosquitoes.
Belem Blamwell Matapo, Evans Mwila Mpabalwani, Patrick Kaonga, Martin Chitolongo Simuunza, Nathan Bakyaita, Freddie Masaninga, Namasiku Siyumbwa, Seter Siziya, Frank Shamilimo, Chilweza Muzongwe, Enala T. Mwase, Chummy Sikalizyo Sikasunge   +11 more
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Incidental Detection of Onchocerca Microfilariae in Donkeys (Equus asinus) in Italy: Report of Four Cases

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
This paper reports the occurrence for the first time in Italy of autochthonous Onchocerca infection in donkeys. Four jennies, bred on the same farm, were referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Pisa for a check-up on ovarian activity (n = 3) or ...
Roberto Amerigo Papini, George Lubas, Micaela Sgorbini   +2 more
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Influence of season and other factors on avian Trypanosoma spp. and microfilarial prevalence in the Lowveld, South Africa

South African Journal of Science, 2023
To comprehend the effects of emerging infectious diseases on both human and animal health, it is necessary to understand the ecology of pathogens that have wildlife reservoirs. In this study, we determined the prevalence of the parasites Trypanosoma spp.
Tinotendashe Pori, Mduduzi Ndlovu, Miles B. Markus   +2 more
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