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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 +7 more
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Microfilariae, a Common Parasite in an Unusual Site: A Case Report with Literature Review [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Filariasis is common in tropical countries. Wuchereria bancrofti is the most common parasite which causes lymphatic filariasis in India. This paper reports the finding of microfilariae in cervicovaginal smear of a 61-year-old post menopausal woman with ...
C.S. ROHINI DHANYA, H.T. JAYAPRAKASH
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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 +13 more
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, 2022 Vector-borne, filarial nematode diseases represent a significant and affecting disease burden in humans, domestic animals, and livestock worldwide. Parasitic filarial nematodes require both an intermediate (vector) host and a definitive (mammalian) host ...
Kimber, Michael +9 more
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Molecular Epidemiology of Canine Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) in Culex pipiens Mosquitoes Collected from Tehran [PDF]
The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and TechnologyDirofilaria immitis is a nematode parasite that inhabits and develop within the heart and pulmonary arteries of canids, felids, and also humans. The microfilariae of this parasite circulate in the bloodstream and are transmitted to new hosts through the ...
Seyed Hosseini +2 more
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Recurrent Swelling and Microfilaremia Caused by Dirofilaria repens Infection after Travel to India
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis is an emerging mosquitoborne zoonosis. A traveler returning to Germany from India experienced Dirofilaria infection with concomitant microfilaremia.
Lena Huebl +8 more
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Picture of goliath frog microfilariae.
, 2019 Picture of goliath frog microfilariae.
Mbida Mpoame (6751880) +3 more
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Prevalence of Haemoparasites among Blood Donors in Calabar, Nigeria
Medical Laboratory Journal, 2021 Background and objectives: Voluntary blood donation is the main source of blood and its components globally. Blood transfusion is essential for management of various diseases but remains as one of the most important causes of disease transmission.
Paul Inyang-Etoh +3 more
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Microfilariae in a bone marrow aspirate [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2016 Filariasis is a common cause of morbidity in certain parts of India, especially in the Coastal Districts. Repeated episodes of fever with chills and rigor, lymphadenopathy are the initial manifestations which gradually progress to elephantiasis. Wuchereria bancrofti is the most common parasite causing lymphatic filariasis in India.
Tummidi, Santosh +3 more
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Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aim Tetracyclines continue to serve as a cost‐effective and essential treatment for common infections, particularly in resource‐limited regions such as lymphatic filariasis (LF)‐hyperendemic communities. The growing use of tetracycline‐based antibiotics by symptomatic filarial lymphedema patients, likely influenced by the ...
Priscilla Osei‐Poku +7 more
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