Extracellular Onchocerca-derived small RNAs in host nodules and blood
Background microRNAs (miRNAs), a class of short, non-coding RNA can be found in a highly stable, cell-free form in mammalian body fluids. Specific miRNAs are secreted by parasitic nematodes in exosomes and have been detected in the serum of murine and ...
Juan F Quintana +13 more
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Retinol, onchocerciasis and Onchocerca volvulus [PDF]
Stürchler, D. +2 more
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Morphological variations in Onchocerca sp. from atypical hosts and sites : the validity of O. stilesi [PDF]
M. L. Ottley, D. E. Moorhouse
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Filarioid nematodes in cattle, sheep and horses in Finland [PDF]
Background: In autumn 2006, Finnish meat inspection data revealed lesions in tendons, muscles and ligaments of bovine hind legs leading to partial condemnation of carcasses. In gross pathological examination at Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira, Oulu
Airakorpi, Riitta +5 more
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Cosmopolitan and neglected, stomoxys flies are important vectors of pathogens [PDF]
The genus Stomoxys Geoffroy, 1762 includes 18 known species (Zumpt, 1973), 17 of which with a tropical distribution and one (S. calcitrans (L. 1758)) cosmopolitan.
Baldacchino, Frédéric +3 more
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Filariosis humana en la selva peruana: reporte de tres casos
Se presenta tres casos de filariosis de pacientes varones procedentes de la selva peruana (Junín, San Martín y Pucallpa). Un caso presentó filarias en el globo ocular y frotís sanguíneo, que según morfología, serología y biología molecular se determinó ...
María Beltrán +7 more
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Isolation of new markers to detect genetic variation inOnchocerca volvulus [PDF]
Stéphane Herder, Ch. Bellec, G Cuny
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Guatemalan human onchocerciasis. II. Evidence for IgG3 involvement in acquired immunity to Onchocerca volvulus and identification of possible immune-associated antigens. [PDF]
Anne E. Boyer +8 more
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Ivermectin-facilitated immunity in onchocerciasis: activation of parasite-specific th1 type responses with subclinicalOnchocerca volvulusinfection [PDF]
Peter T. Soboslay +8 more
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Irreversible Effects of Ivermectin on Adult Parasites in Onchocerciasis Patients in the Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa [PDF]
Ivermectin is an effective drug for the treatment of human onchocerciasis, a disease caused by the parasitic filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus.
Alley, E. Soumbey +7 more
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