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Co-infection with Onchocerca volvulus and Loa loa microfilariae in central Cameroon: are these two species interacting? [PDF]

, 2006
Ivermectin treatment may induce severe adverse reactions in some individuals heavily infected with Loa loa. This hampers the implementation of mass ivermectin treatment against onchocerciasis in areas where Onchocerca volvulus and L.
Pion, SDS, Clarke, P, Basáñez, M-G, Boussinesq, M, Gardon, J, Filipe, JAN, Kamgno, J, J. GARDON, J. A. N. FILIPE, M.-G. BASÁÑEZ, S. D. S. PION, P. CLARKE, J. KAMGNO, M. BOUSSINESQ   +13 more
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Repeated high doses of avermectins cause prolonged sterilisation, but do not kill, Onchocerca ochengi adult worms in African cattle [PDF]

, 2005
Ivermectin (Mectizan, Merck and CO. Inc.) is being widely used in the control of human onchocerciasis (Onchoverca volvulus) because of its potent effect on microfilariae.
Barend M deC Bronsvoort, David Ekale, Bronsvoort, Mark, Trees, Alexander J., Alfons Renz, deC Bronsvoort, Barend M., Tchakouté, Virginia, Virginia Tchakouté, Tanya, Vincent N, Vincent N Tanya, Ekale, David, Renz, Alfons, Tanya, Vincent N., deC Bronsvoort, Barend M, Alexander J Trees, Trees, Alexander J   +15 more
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Nodding syndrome (NS) and Onchocerca Volvulus (OV) in Northern Uganda

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
Nodding Syndrome (NS) is a childhood neurological disorder characterized by atonic seizures, cognitive decline, school dropout, muscle weakness, thermal dysfunction, wasting and stunted growth.
David Kitara Lagoro, Denis Anywar Arony
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Atividades preliminares do programa de controle e tratamento da oncocercose no território Yanomâmi, Roraima, Brasil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1997
Após caracterização clínico-epidemiológica da oncocercose na região Yanomâmi, RR, Brasil, iniciada em 1993, a Fundação Nacional de Saúde (FNS) implementou um projeto piloto de controle e tratamento nos pólos de base de Tootobi e Balawaú.
Giovanini E. Coelho, João B.F. Vieira, Cláudio E. Oliveira, Deise A. Francisco, Luís R. Pinheiro   +4 more
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Observações preliminares sobre a transmissão de oncocercose no rio Toototobi, Amazonas, Brasil [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 1976
Resumo Em dezembro de 1975 os autores estudaram vários fatores que influenciam a transmissão de Onchocerca volvulus ao norte do Amazonas, no rio Toototobi. Observaram que a densidade de microfilarias de O.
A. J. Shelley, J. A. S. Nunes de Mello, R. G. O. Rees   +2 more
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Repurposing auranofin as a lead candidate for treatment of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
Two major human diseases caused by filariid nematodes are onchocerciasis, or river blindness, and lymphatic filariasis, which can lead to elephantiasis.
Christina A Bulman, Chelsea M Bidlow, Sara Lustigman, Fidelis Cho-Ngwa, David Williams, Alberto A Rascón, Nancy Tricoche, Moses Samje, Aaron Bell, Brian Suzuki, K C Lim, Nonglak Supakorndej, Prasit Supakorndej, Alan R Wolfe, Giselle M Knudsen, Steven Chen, Chris Wilson, Kean-Hooi Ang, Michelle Arkin, Jiri Gut, Chris Franklin, Chris Marcellino, James H McKerrow, Anjan Debnath, Judy A Sakanari   +24 more
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A simple isothermal DNA amplification method to screen black flies for Onchocerca volvulus infection. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Onchocerciasis is a debilitating neglected tropical disease caused by infection with the filarial parasite Onchocerca volvulus. Adult worms live in subcutaneous tissues and produce large numbers of microfilariae that migrate to the skin and eyes.
Andy Alhassan, Benjamin L Makepeace, Elwyn James LaCourse, Mike Y Osei-Atweneboana, Clotilde K S Carlow   +4 more
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Microfilarial distribution of Loa loa in the human host: population dynamics and epidemiological implications. [PDF]

, 2006
Severe adverse events (SAEs) following ivermectin treatment may occur in people harbouring high Loa loa microfilarial (mf) densities. In the context of mass ivermectin distribution for onchocerciasis control in Africa, it is crucial to define precisely ...
Pion, Sébastien, Kamgno, J., Filipe, J.A.N., Gardon, Jacques, Pion, SDS, Boussinesq, Michel, Basanez, M.G., Basáñez, M-G, Boussinesq, M, Gardon, J, Filipe, JAN, Kamgno, J   +11 more
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Extracellular Onchocerca-derived small RNAs in host nodules and blood

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
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, Benjamin L Makepeace, Simon A Babayan, Alasdair Ivens, Kenneth M Pfarr, Mark Blaxter, Alexander Debrah, Samuel Wanji, Henrietta F Ngangyung, Germanus S Bah, Vincent N Tanya, David W Taylor, Achim Hoerauf, Amy H Buck   +13 more
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Epilepsy in Onchocerca volvulus Sero-Positive Patients From Northern Uganda—Clinical, EEG and Brain Imaging Features

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Globally, epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological disorder. The incidence in sub-Saharan Africa is 2-3 times higher than that in high income countries.
Rodney Ogwang, Rodney Ogwang, Rodney Ogwang, Albert Ningwa, Albert Ningwa, Pamela Akun, Pamela Akun, Paul Bangirana, Ronald Anguzu, Ronald Anguzu, Ronald Anguzu, Rajarshi Mazumder, Noriko Salamon, Oliver Johannes Henning, Charles R. Newton, Charles R. Newton, Catherine Abbo, Amos Deogratius Mwaka, Kevin Marsh, Richard Idro, Richard Idro, Richard Idro   +21 more
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