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Onchocerca jakutensis Filariasis in Humans

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
We identified Onchocerca jakutensis as the causative agent of an unusual human filariasis in a patient with lupus erythematosus. To our knowledge, this is the first case of human infection with O.
Martina Koehsler, Afschin Soleiman, Horst Aspöck, Herbert Auer, Julia Walochnik   +4 more
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Morphological and molecular characterization of Onchocerca fasciata (Nematoda, Onchocercidae) from dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Iran

Parasite, 2018
Skin nodules of Onchocerca fasciata Railliet and Henry, 1910 (Spirurida, Onchocercidae) are a common finding in dromedary camels, though with a minimal clinical impact.
Mirzaei Mohammad, Ghahvei Younes, Lefoulon Emilie, Lia Riccardo Paolo, Otranto Domenico, Martin Coralie, Sazmand Alireza   +6 more
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Onchocerca - infected cattle produce strong antibody responses to excretory-secretory proteins released from adult male Onchocerca ochengi worms

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background The front line molecules from filarial worms and other nematodes or helminthes are their Excretory-Secretory (ES) products. Their interaction with the host cells, proteins and immune system accounts for the skin and eye pathology or ...
Djafsia Boursou, Dieudonné Ndjonka, Albert Eisenbarth, Kingsley Manchang, Archille Paguem, Nancy Ngwafu Ngwasiri, Jacqueline Dikti Vildina, Babette Abanda, Ralf Krumkamp, Silke van Hoorn, Alfons Renz, Mbunkah Daniel Achukwi, Eva Liebau, Norbert W. Brattig   +13 more
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Onchocerca volvulus and epilepsy: A comprehensive review using the Bradford Hill criteria for causation

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Background The possibility that onchocerciasis may cause epilepsy has been suggested for a long time, but thus far, an etiological link has not been universally accepted.
R. Colebunders, Alfred K. Njamnshi, S. Menon, C. Newton, A. Hotterbeekx, P. Preux, A. Hopkins, M. Vaillant, J. S. Siewe Fodjo   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pharmacokinetics of oral moxidectin in individuals with Onchocerca volvulus infection

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
Background Onchocerciasis (“river blindness”), is a neglected tropical disease caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus and transmitted to humans through repeated bites by infective blackflies of the genus Simulium.
B. Tan, N. Opoku, S. Attah, K. Awadzi, A. Kuesel, J. Lazdins-Helds, C. Rayner, Victoria Ryg-Cornejo, M. Sullivan, L. Fleckenstein   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Establishment of an in vitro culture system to study the developmental biology of Onchocerca volvulus with implications for anti-Onchocerca drug discovery and screening

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Background Infections with Onchocerca volvulus nematodes remain a threat in Sub-Saharan Africa after three decades of ivermectin mass drug administration.
N. V. Gandjui, A. Njouendou, E. N. Gemeg, Fanny F. Fombad, M. Ritter, C. A. Kien, V. C. Chunda, Jerome Fru, M. Esum, M. Hübner, P. Enyong, A. Hoerauf, S. Wanji   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Coyotes as Reservoirs for Onchocerca lupi, United States, 2015–2018

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
The Onchocerca lupi nematode infects dogs, cats, and humans, but whether it can be spread by coyotes has been unknown. We conducted surveillance for O. lupi nematode infection in coyotes in the southwestern United States.
Chandler C. Roe, H. Yaglom, A. Howard, J. Urbanz, G. Verocai, Lela Andrews, Veronica Harrison, R. Barnes, Ted Lyons, J. Bowers, D. Engelthaler   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The therapeutic efficacy and macrofilaricidal activity of doxycycline for the treatment of river blindness [PDF]

, 2014
Background. Onchocerca volvulus and lymphatic filariae, causing river blindness and elephantiasis, depend on endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria for growth, development, fertility, and survival.
Achim Hoerauf, Agwuh, Basáñez, Basáñez, Bosshardt, Cattamanchi, Chib, Churcher, de Andrade, Debrah, Duke, Duke, Gardon, Gelman, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Hoerauf, Mand, Mark J. Taylor, Martin Walker, María-Gloria Basáñez, Norton, Osei-Atweneboana, Plaisier, Plaisier, Roberts, Sabine Specht, Specht, Tamarozzi, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Thomas S. Churcher, van Rie, Wanji, Wearing, World Health Organization, Xia   +43 more
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Onchocerca jakutensis ocular infection in Poland: a new vector-borne human health risk?

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Zoonotic onchocerciasis is a vector-borne disease, which involves many animal species, including large ungulates, boars, dogs, and sporadically, humans. So far, 39 cases of zoonotic onchocerciasis have been reported worldwide, 30 of which have been found
M. Wesołowska, H. Zając-Pytrus, A. Masny, Wiktoria Pytrus, B. Knysz, E. Gołąb, R. Sałamatin   +6 more
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First description of Onchocerca jakutensis (Nematoda: Filarioidea) in red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Switzerland

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2016
Twenty-seven species of the genus Onchocerca (Nematoda; Filarioidea) can cause a vector-borne parasitic disease called onchocercosis. Most Onchocerca species infect wild and domestic ungulates or the dog, and one species causes river blindness in humans ...
Felix Bosch, Ralph Manzanell, Alexander Mathis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source