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Blood Parasites of Vangas and Other Corvoidea on Madagascar

Diversity, 2022
Madagascar hosts a great diversity of bird species. This study focuses on the description of the diversity and prevalence of blood parasites (Haemosporida, trypanosomes and filarioid nematodes) in 131 blood samples of 14 species of Corvoidea, namely ...
Regina Magaña Vázquez, Friederike Woog, Anke Dinkel, Ute Mackenstedt, Sandrine Musa   +4 more
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A target repurposing approach identifies N-myristoyltransferase as a new candidate drug target in filarial nematodes [PDF]

, 2014
Myristoylation is a lipid modification involving the addition of a 14-carbon unsaturated fatty acid, myristic acid, to the N-terminal glycine of a subset of proteins, a modification that promotes their binding to cell membranes for varied biological ...
Carlow, Clotilde K. S., Chapman, Melissa S., Galvin, Brendan D., Li, Zhiru, Pollastri, Michael P., Poole, Catherine B., Villemaine, Estelle, Wyatt, Paul G.   +7 more
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Differential tissular distribution of Litomosoides sigmodontis microfilariae between microfilaremic and amicrofilaremic mice following experimental infection

Parasite, 2012
Filariases are caused by onchocercid nematodes that are transmitted by arthropod vectors. More than 180 million people are infected worldwide. Mass drug administration has been set up in many endemic areas to control the parasite burden.
Bouchery T., Ehrhardt K., Lefoulon E., Hoffmann W., Bain O., Martin C.   +5 more
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First Report of Acanthocheilonema reconditum Outbreak in Canines with Clinical Signs of Anemia from Southwestern Colombia

Pathogens, 2022
Different nematodes affect canines, however Acanthocheilonema reconditum was considered mostly a non-pathogenic parasite. Climate change, animal migration, and other factors transformed the dynamics of vector-borne diseases, including filariasis.
Nathaly Espinosa, Angelo Rosero, Claudia Lucia Villegas, Isabel Cristina Garcia, Tania Gaviria-Cantin, Alejandra Peña Nieto, Beatriz E. Ferro, Luisa Maria Nieto Ramirez   +7 more
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Co-infection with Onchocerca volvulus and Loa loa microfilariae in central Cameroon: are these two species interacting? [PDF]

, 2006
Ivermectin treatment may induce severe adverse reactions in some individuals heavily infected with Loa loa. This hampers the implementation of mass ivermectin treatment against onchocerciasis in areas where Onchocerca volvulus and L.
Basáñez, M-G, Boussinesq, M, Clarke, P, Filipe, JAN, Gardon, J, Kamgno, J, Pion, SDS   +6 more
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Microfilariae-associated nephrotic range proteinuria [PDF]

Kidney International, 2011
A 50-year-old man presented with pedal edema and episodes of hematuria that had started 1 month before. Systemic examination revealed mild pedal edema and petechial rashes on both lower limbs, without lymphadenopathy. The urine color was noted to be milky white (Figure 1). Urine analysis showed 3+ albumin and numerous red blood cells.
Vankalakunti, Mahesha, Jha, Pranaw K., Ravishankar, B., Vishwanath, S., Rampure, Sanjay, Ballal, H. Sudarshan   +5 more
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Developmental regulation of Dirofilaria immitis microfilariae and evaluation of ecdysone signaling pathway transcript level using droplet digital PCR

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Current measures for the prevention of dirofilariasis, caused by the dog heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, rely on macrocyclic lactones, but evidence of drug-resistant isolates has called for alternative approaches to disease intervention.
Tsai-Chi Shang Kuan, Roger K. Prichard
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ILC2s Control Microfilaremia During Litomosoides sigmodontis Infection in Rag2-/- Mice

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are inducers of type 2 immune responses, but their role during filarial infection remains unclear. In the present study, we used the Litomosoides sigmodontis rodent model of filariasis to analyze ILC2s during ...
Julia J. Reichwald, Frederic Risch, Anna-Lena Neumann, Stefan J. Frohberger, Johanna F. Scheunemann, Benjamin Lenz, Alexandra Ehrens, Alexandra Ehrens, Wiebke Strutz, Beatrix Schumak, Achim Hoerauf, Achim Hoerauf, Marc P. Hübner, Marc P. Hübner   +13 more
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Lymphatic Filariasis Control in Tanzania: Effect of Six Rounds of Mass Drug Administration with Ivermectin and Albendazole on Infection and Transmission. [PDF]

, 2013
Control of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in most countries of sub-Saharan Africa is based on annual mass drug administration (MDA) with a combination of ivermectin and albendazole, in order to interrupt transmission. We present findings from a detailed study
C Chaccour, DJ Tisch, DW Meyrowitsch, DW Meyrowitsch, DW Meyrowitsch, E Michael, E Michael, E Michael, EM Pedersen, Erling M Pedersen, FO Richards, GJ Weil, GJ Weil, GJ Weil, H Joseph, HM Joseph, JD King, JE McMahon, JE McMahon, JL Liang, JM Mlandonicky, KC Kobylinski, KD Ramaiah, KY Won, LM Zeldenryk, M Parker, MN Malecela, Mwele N Malecela, N Kolstrup, O Mitja, Paul E Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PE Simonsen, PJ Hotez, RMR Ramzy, RT Rwegoshora, Stephen M Magesa, WHO, WHO, William N Kisinza, YA Derua, Yahya A Derua   +48 more
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Chronic helminth infection burden differentially affects haematopoietic cell development while ageing selectively impairs adaptive responses to infection [PDF]

, 2018
Throughout the lifespan of an individual, the immune system undergoes complex changes while facing novel and chronic infections. Helminths, which infect over one billion people and impose heavy livestock productivity losses, typically cause chronic ...
Babayan, Simon A., Duprez, Jessica S., Selman, Colin, Sinclair, Amy   +3 more
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