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Galectins from Onchocerca ochengi and O. volvulus and their immune recognition by Wistar rats, Gudali zebu cattle and human hosts

BMC Microbiology, 2021
Background During the last two decades research on animal filarial parasites, especially Onchocerca ochengi, infecting cattle in savanna areas of Africa revealed that O.
Ngwafu Nancy Ngwasiri, Norbert W. Brattig, Dieudonné Ndjonka, Eva Liebau, Archile Paguem, Dustin Leusder, Manchang Tanyi Kingsley, Albert Eisenbarth, Alfons Renz, Achukwi Mbunkah Daniel   +9 more
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Motile Onchocerca volvulus Microfilariae in the Anterior Chamber of the Eye. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2020
Gyasi ME, Hong AR, Weil GJ.
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A rare case of cutaneous onchocerciasis in North-East India, review of literature

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2020
Onchocerca volvulus is a spirurid nematode that mainly affects the rural poor of Sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, and parts of Central and South America. River blindness caused by Onchocerca volvulus is considered to be the second most common infectious cause ...
M M Pasha, Chetan C Patil, M Tanuja, Debdeep Mitra   +3 more
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Emodepside targets SLO-1 channels of Onchocerca ochengi and induces broad anthelmintic effects in a bovine model of onchocerciasis.

PLoS Pathogens, 2021
Onchocerciasis (river blindness), caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus, is a neglected tropical disease mostly affecting sub-Saharan Africa and is responsible for >1.3 million years lived with disability. Current control relies almost entirely
Germanus S Bah, Sebastian Schneckener, Steffen R Hahnel, Nicolas H Bayang, Helena Fieseler, Gabriele M Schmuck, Ralph Krebber, Anouk Sarr, Carsten Terjung, Henrietta F Ngangyung, David D Ekale, Youssouf M Mfopit, Lucien Rufener, John Graham-Brown, Vincent N Tanya, Martin Glenschek-Sieberth, Daniel Kulke, Benjamin L Makepeace   +17 more
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Ivermectin inhibits growth of Chlamydia trachomatis in epithelial cells. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Ivermectin is currently approved for treatment of both clinical and veterinary infections by nematodes, including Onchocerca cervicalis in horses and Onchocerca volvulus in humans.
Matthew A Pettengill, Verissa W Lam, Ikechukwu Ollawa, Camila Marques-da-Silva, David M Ojcius   +4 more
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Serotonin Levels in the Serum of Persons with Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy: A Case-Control Study

Pathogens, 2021
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE) is a devastating childhood disorder occurring in areas with high Onchocerca volvulus transmission. Despite epidemiological evidence showing the association between O.
Melissa Krizia Vieri, An Hotterbeekx, Michel Mandro, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Alfred Dusabimana, Francoise Nyisi, Deby Mukendi, Joe Gwatsvaira, Samir Kumar-Singh, Robert Colebunders   +9 more
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Ongoing Transmission of Onchocerca volvulus after 25 Years of Annual Ivermectin Mass Treatments in the Vina du Nord River Valley, in North Cameroon. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
BACKGROUND:Recent reports of transmission interruption of Onchocerca volvulus, the causing agent of river blindness, in former endemic foci in the Americas, and more recently in West and East Africa, raise the question whether elimination of this ...
Albert Eisenbarth, Mbunkah Daniel Achukwi, Alfons Renz   +2 more
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A four-antigen mixture for rapid assessment of Onchocerca volvulus infection. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2009
Onchocerciasis, an infection caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus, is a major public health concern. Given the debilitating symptoms associated with onchocerciasis and concerns about recrudescence in areas of previous onchocerciasis ...
Peter D Burbelo, Hannah P Leahy, Michael J Iadarola, Thomas B Nutman   +3 more
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Surveillance for Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy and OV16 IgG4 Testing of Children 6–10 Years Old Should Be Used to Identify Areas Where Onchocerciasis Elimination Programs Need Strengthening

Pathogens, 2022
To eliminate onchocerciasis-associated morbidity, it is important to identify areas where there is still high ongoing Onchocerca volvulus transmission.
Alfred Dusabimana, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Michel Mandro Ndahura, Bruno P. Mmbando, Stephen Raimon Jada, Annelies Boven, Eric De Smet, Tony Ukety, Alfred K. Njamnshi, Anne Laudisoit, Steven Abrams, Robert Colebunders   +11 more
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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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