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Density-dependent processes in the transmission of human onchocerciasis: relationship between the numbers of microfilariae ingested and successful larval development in the simuliid vector [PDF]

, 2017
A previous paper reported that the intake of Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae (mff) by different species of Simulium is essentially proportional to the parasite load in the skin of infected carriers.
Alley, E. S., Anderson, R. M., Bain, O., Basáñez, M. G., Medley, G. F., Remme, J. H. F., Shelley, A. J.   +6 more
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Stage-Specific Transcriptome and Proteome Analyses of the Filarial Parasite Onchocerca volvulus and Its Wolbachia Endosymbiont [PDF]

, 2016
Sasisekhar Bennuru, James A. Cotton, José M. C. Ribeiro, Alexandra Grote, Bhavana Harsha, Nancy Holroyd, Amruta S. Mhashilkar, Douglas M. Molina, Arlo Randall, Adam D. Shandling, Thomas R. Unnasch, Elodie Ghedin, Matthew Berriman, Sara Lustigman, Thomas B. Nutman   +14 more
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Elimination of Onchocerca volvulus Transmission in the Huehuetenango Focus of Guatemala

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2012
In Latin America, onchocerciasis is targeted for elimination by 2012 through twice-yearly mass treatment of the eligible population with ivermectin.
Nancy Cruz-Ortiz, Rodrigo J. Gonzalez, Kim A. Lindblade, Frank O. Richards, Mauricio Sauerbrey, Guillermo Zea-Flores, Alfredo Dominguez, Orlando Oliva, Eduardo Catú, Nidia Rizzo   +9 more
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Beyond Tradition: Exploring Cutting-Edge Approaches for Accurate Diagnosis of Human Filariasis

Pathogens
Filariasis is recognised as a global public health threat, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. It is caused by infection with a nematode parasite of the superfamily Filarioidea, including Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, Onchocerca ...
Damian Pietrzak, Julia Weronika Łuczak, Marcin Wiśniewski   +2 more
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Molecular cloning and differential IgG responses to a histidine-rich antigen (OvL3.C1) of Onchocerca volvulus by selected residents of onchocerciasis endemic regions in Cameroon and Ecuador [PDF]

, 2006
Alfred Amambua‐Ngwa, Alain N. S. Newo, Clotilde S. Sirri, Raymond K. Yengo, Vincent P. K. Titanji   +4 more
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Retinol, onchocerciasis and Onchocerca volvulus [PDF]

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1981
Stürchler, D., Wyss, Franziska, Hanck, A.   +2 more
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Irreversible Effects of Ivermectin on Adult Parasites in Onchocerciasis Patients in the Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa [PDF]

, 2017
Ivermectin is an effective drug for the treatment of human onchocerciasis, a disease caused by the parasitic filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus.
Alley, E. Soumbey, Boatin, Boakye A., Bonneux, Luc, De Vias, Sake J., Habbema, J. Dik F., Plaisier, Anton P., Remme, Hans, Van Oortmarssen, Gerrit J.   +7 more
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Extracts of Euphorbia hirta Linn. (Euphorbiaceae) and Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel (Apocynaceae) demonstrate activities against Onchocerca volvulus Microfilariae in vitro [PDF]

, 2013
Simon K. Attah, Patrick F. Ayeh‐Kumi, Archibald A. Sittie, Isaac V. Oppong, Alexander K. Nyarko   +4 more
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Molecular and immunological characterization of hr44, a human ocular component immunologically cross-reactive with antigen Ov39 of Onchocerca volvulus. [PDF]

, 1995
Gabriele Braun, N. M. McKechnie, Werner Gürr   +2 more
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Characterization of a Novel Filarial Serine Protease Inhibitor, Ov-SPI-1, from Onchocerca volvulus, with Potential Multifunctional Roles during Development of the Parasite [PDF]

, 2005
Louise Ford, David B. Guiliano, Yelena Oksov, Asim K. Debnath, Jing Liu, Steven A. Williams, Mark Blaxter, Sara Lustigman   +7 more
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