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Safety and immunogenicity of an adjuvanted human onchocerciasis vaccine candidate, OvMANE1: preclinical evaluation in a mice model

Clinical &Translational Immunology, Volume 15, Issue 7, 2026.
OvMANE1 formulated with Freund's adjuvant was safe and elicited strong humoral and cellular immune responses, including significant IgG and leukocyte activation. These findings highlight OvMANE1 as a promising multi‐epitope vaccine candidate for advancing onchocerciasis prevention.
Derrick Neba Nebangwa, Mary Teke Efeti, Sonia M. E. Momnougui, Cabirou Mounchili Shintouo, Robert Adamu Shey, Rene Bilingwe Ayiseh, Fidele Ntie‐Kang, Stephen Mbigha Ghogomu   +7 more
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Human infection patterns and heterogeneous exposure in river blindness.

, 2005
Here we analyze patterns of human infection with Onchocerca volvulus (the cause of river blindness) in different continents and ecologies. In contrast with some geohelminths and schistosome parasites whose worm burdens typically exhibit a humped pattern ...
Filipe, João AN, Basáñez, María-Gloria, M.-E. Grillet, M. Boussinesq, Boussinesq, Michel, R. C. Collins, Vivas-Martinez, Sarai, A. Renz, M.-G. Basanez, Grillet, María-Eugenia, J. A. N. Filipe, S. Vivas-Martinez, Collins, Richard C, Renz, Alfons, Little, Mark P, M. P. Little   +15 more
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Crystal structure of Plasmodium vivax macrophage migration inhibitory factor

Acta Crystallographica Section F, Volume 82, Issue 6, Page 194-200, June 2026.
The production, crystallization and 1.8 Å resolution crystal structure of macrophage migratory inhibitory factor from P. vivax are reported.Plasmodium vivax is a major cause of malaria globally and has recently been transmitted locally in the USA. P. vivax produces homologs of host proteins, including cytokines such as macrophage migration inhibitory ...
Aryana Nair, Matthew Lin, Arav Srivastava, Lijun Liu, Anne Cooper, Kevin Battaile, Elizabeth Harmon, Peter J. Myler, Bart L. Staker, Scott Lovell, Graham Chakafana, Oluwatoyin A. Asojo   +11 more
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Onchocerciasis control: biological research is still needed

Parasite, 2008
Achievements obtained by the onchocerciasis control programmes should not lead to a relaxation in the biological research on Onchocerca volvulus. Issues such as the Loa loa-related postivermectin serious adverse events, the uncertainties as to whether ...
Boussinesq M.
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Evolution of Ivermectin Resistance in the Nematode Model Caenorhabditis elegans: Critical Influence of Population Size and Altered Emodepside Efficacy

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT The emergence and spread of anthelmintic resistance represent a major challenge for treating parasitic nematodes, threatening mass‐drug administration control programs in humans and zoonotic hosts. Currently, experimental evidence to understand the influence of management (e.g., treatment dose and frequency) and parasite‐associated factors (e ...
Jacqueline Hellinga, Barbora Trubenova, Jessica Wagner, Marc Borchert, Jürgen Krücken, Roland R. Regoes, Hinrich Schulenburg, Georg von Samson‐Himmelstjerna   +7 more
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A guide to the Simulium damnosum complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Nigeria, with a cytotaxonomic key for the identification of the sibling species.

, 2011
<title/> Although approximately 40% of all the people blinded by Onchocerca volvulus are Nigerians, almost nothing was known about the various cytospecies of the blackfly vectors present in Nigeria until 1981.
Onyenwe, E, E Onyenwe, Post, RJ, H B Mafuyai, Mafuyai, HB, R J Post, J L Crainey, Ubachukwu, PO, Somiari, SAE, Crainey, JL, P O Ubachukwu, S A E Somiari, Somiari, SA   +12 more
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Helminths as architects of trained tolerance: implications for human health

Clinical &Translational Immunology, Volume 15, Issue 3, 2026.
Abstract Helminths infect nearly 2 billion people worldwide and are a major cause of chronic morbidity in low‐resource regions. Unlike bacterial and viral pathogens that elicit protective memory, helminths actively remodel host immunity to enable their years‐long persistence and reinfection.
Quinn Moroz, Jorge Lucas Nascimento Souza, Neima Briggs   +2 more
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Repurposing Oxfendazole for Onchocerciasis: Population Pharmacokinetics of a Tablet Formulation in Healthy African Adults

CPT: Pharmacometrics &Systems Pharmacology, Volume 15, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Global efforts to eliminate onchocerciasis are hampered by the lack of a macrofilaricidal drug capable of killing adult parasites. Oxfendazole, a veterinary anthelminthic, exhibits macrofilaricidal activity and holds promise to shorten treatment durations.
Frauke Assmus, Ayorinde Adehin, Richard M. Hoglund, Gloria Nyaulingo, Hussein Mbarak, Said Jongo, Eveline Ackermann, Elisabeth Reus, Jennifer Keiser, Fabiana Barreira Da Silva Rocha, Sabine Specht, Ivan Scandale, Joel Tarning   +12 more
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Spatial and temporal diversity of Simulium damnosum s.l. gut microbiota and association with Onchocerca volvulus infection in Cameroon

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction: The arthropod microbiota plays a crucial role in host physiology, from the complementation of certain metabolic pathways to the bioecological adaptation of vectors.
Mr Arnauld Ekangouo, Dr Hugues Nana-Djeunga, Dr Philippe Nwane, Dr Guilhem Sempere, Prof Joseph Kamgno, Dr Anne Gieger   +5 more
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Molecular Screening of Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) for Vector‐Borne Zoonotic Pathogens, South Moravia, Czech Republic

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 73, Issue 1, Page 95-106, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Black flies (Simuliidae) are globally distributed blood‐feeding arthropods and vectors of viral, bacterial, and parasitic pathogens to many animal species, including humans. We investigated the occurrence of selected vector‐borne pathogens in black flies in South Moravia, Czech Republic, and evaluated their possible role in the ...
Silvie Šikutová, Kristína Mravcová, Jan Mendel, Oldřich Šebesta, Bohumil Sak, Nikola Holubová, Martin Kváč, Clifton McKee, Peter H. Adler, D. Otranto, Ivo Rudolf   +10 more
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