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Entomological surveillance of onchocerciasis in Burkina Faso: Progress towards interrupting transmission in blackflies in the main river basins of the country

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Current guidelines for onchocerciasis elimination rely heavily upon assessment of the presence of Onchocerca volvulus in the vector Simulium damnosum (sensu lato).
Lassane Koala, Achille S. Nikièma, Mathias Ouedraogo, Justin Compaoré, Clarisse Bougouma, Karim Sanon, Aimé G. Adjami, Moussa S. Sanfo, Inaki Tirados, Philip McCall, Paul Bessel, Thomas R. Unnasch, Daniel A. Boakye, Soungalo Traore, Roch K. Dabire   +14 more
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Exploring Glaucoma: From Pathogenesis to Emerging Diagnostic and Management Strategies

Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness globally, affecting millions of individuals. It encompasses a group of progressive optic neuropathies characterized by retinal ganglion cell loss and visual field deterioration, often associated with elevated intraocular pressure.
Rajesh Kumar Goit, Nilufer Yesilirmak
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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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Neurological manifestations in Onchocerca volvulus infection: A review

Brain Research Bulletin, 2019
Human onchocerciasis, caused by infection by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus, is a major neglected public health problem that affects millions of people in the endemic regions of sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Onchocerciasis is known to be associated with skin and eye disease and more recently, neurological features have been ...
An Hotterbeekx, Vivian Namale Ssonko, William Oyet, Thomson Lakwo, Richard Idro   +4 more
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Patent infections with soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni are not associated with increased prevalence of antibodies to the Onchocerca volvulus peptide epitopes OvMP-1 and OvMP-23

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Ov16 serology is considered a reference method for Onchocerca volvulus epidemiological mapping. Given the suboptimal sensitivity of this test and the fact that seroconversion takes more than a year after infection, additional serological tests
Johnny Vlaminck, Ole Lagatie, Ann Verheyen, Daniel Dana, Bieke Van Dorst, Zeleke Mekonnen, Bruno Levecke, Lieven J. Stuyver   +7 more
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Simuliidae (Diptera, Culicomorpha) no Brasil - XII sobre o gênero Thyrsopelma Enderlein, 1934: descrição de T. jeteri Sp.N., considerações sobre o cibário e chave para as pupas Brazilian Simuliidae (Diptera, Culicomorpha) - XII about the genus Thyrsopelma Enderlein, 1934: description of the T. jeteri new species, considerations related with cibarium and key for the pupae

Acta Amazonica, 2005
É acrescentado um novo caráter pupal para a espécie T. hirtipupa (Lutz,1910). É evidenciada a existência de dentes no cibário da fêmea de T. guianense (Wise,1911), principal espécie envolvida na transmissão da filaria Onchocerca volvulus (Leuckart,1893 ...
Victor PY-Daniel, Sandra Magni Darwich, Lúcia Beatriz Mardini, Milton Norberto Strieder, Sixto Coscarón   +4 more
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Microbes Saving Lives and Reducing Suffering

Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2025.
Kenneth Timmis, Zeynep Ceren Karahan, Juan Luis Ramos, Omry Koren, Ana Elena Pérez‐Cobas, Karen Steward, Victor de Lorenzo, Elisabetta Caselli, Margaret Douglas, Clarissa Schwab, Virginia Rivero, Rafael Giraldo, Junkal Garmendia, Raymond J. Turner, Jessamyn Perlmutter, José M. Borrero de Acuña, Pablo Ivan Nikel, Jerome Bonnet, Angela Sessitsch, James K. Timmis, Carla Pruzzo, M. Auxiliadora Prieto, Siavash Isazadeh, Wei E. Huang, Gerard Clarke, Danilo Ercolini, Max Häggblom   +26 more
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A preliminary analysis of the population genetics and molecular phylogenetics of Onchocerca volvulus (Nematoda: Filarioidea) using nuclear ribosomal second internal transcribed spacer sequences

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2007
Nuclear internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) rDNA sequences were used for a molecular phylogenetics analysis of five Onchocerca species. The sister species of the human parasite O. volvulus was found to be the cattle parasite O.
Ramiro Morales-Hojas, Robert A Cheke, Rory J Post   +2 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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