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Antifilarial treatment strategies: a systematic review and network meta-analysis [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) prescribes mass drug administration (MDA) to eradicate lymphatic filariasis within endemic populations.
Muayad Saud Albadrani, Amr Molla, Hossein M. Elbadawy, Heba M Eltahir, Shyamkumar Sriram, Mekky M Abouzied, Eman Mohamed Sharaf Elsayed   +6 more
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Potential value of triple drug therapy with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine, and albendazole (IDA) to accelerate elimination of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis in Africa [PDF]

, 2017
*Background*: The prospect of eliminating onchocerciasis from Africa by mass treatment with ivermectin has been rejuvenated following recent successes in foci in Mali, Nigeria and Senegal.
Fischer, Peter U, Jacobson, Julie A, King, Christopher L, Weil, Gary J   +3 more
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Nuclear, mitochondrial, and Wolbachia endosymbiont genomes of Onchocerca lupi, Portugal [PDF]

mSphere
Zoonotic Onchocerca lupi (Spirurida, Onchocercidae) has attracted the interest of the scientific community worldwide, by causing severe ocular infections in domestic animals (dogs, cats) and can infect wild carnivores (wolves, coyotes), as well as humans.
Maria Stefania Latrofa, Ilenia Urso, Elisabetta Notario, Carmela Gissi, Carla Maia, Marinella Marzano, Graziano Pesole, Domenico Otranto   +7 more
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The Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Rwanda: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Rwanda is among the African countries affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This scoping review aims to synthesize available information to understand the prevalence, incidence, distribution, morbidity, mortality, and risk factors of NTDs in Rwanda.
Mutsaka-Makuvaza MJ, Binuyo MO, Cyuzuzo C, Igizeneza A, Sinumvayo JP, Ajakaye OG, Enabulele EE, Chinwadzimba Z, Agwu E, Midzi N.   +9 more
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High Prevalence of Glaucoma among Patients in an Onchocerciasis Endemic Area (Mahenge, Tanzania)

Pathogens, 2022
Onchocerciasis is known to cause skin lesions and blindness, but there is also epidemiological evidence that onchocerciasis is associated with epilepsy, including nodding syndrome.
Juliet Otiti-Sengeri, Blair Andrew Omaido, Dan Bhwana, Damalie Nakanjako, Malik Missiru, Musa Muwonge, Luis-Jorge Amaral, Bruno P. Mmbando, Robert Colebunders   +8 more
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Presumed Onchocerciasis Chorioretinitis Spilling over into North America, Europe and Middle East

Diagnostics, 2023
Background: Newer generation ophthalmologists practicing in the developed world are not very familiar with some tropical ocular diseases due to the absence of reports in the ophthalmic literature over the past thirty years. Because of world globalization
Ahmad Mansour, Linnet Rodriguez, Hana Mansour, Madeleine Yehia, Maurizio Battaglia Parodi   +4 more
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Onchocercoma of the scalp: A case report

IDCases, 2023
Onchocerciasis or river blindness is a parasitic disease caused by Onchocerca volvulus transmitted to humans by the byte of a black fly of the species Simulium.
I. Savadogo, F.A.H.A. Ido, A.S. Ouedraogo, S. Ouattara   +3 more
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Preliminary assessment of Onchocerca-induced visual impairment using clinical fundus camera in Gashaka local government area of Taraba state, north eastern Nigeria

Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2023
Introduction: Onchocerciasis is the world's second leading cause of infectious blindness and remains a major problem in parts of Africa. In light of the efforts targeted towards improving ongoing elimination program, this study assessed onchocerca ...
Francisca O. Olamiju, Hammed O. Mogaji, Marcus Trappaud Bjørn, Ayodele J. Marcus, Vera Oduwa, Olatunwa J. Olamiju, Markus Nzunde, David K. Ikyerga, Adrian Hopkins   +8 more
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Zoonotic Implications of Onchocerca Species on Human Health

Pathogens, 2020
The genus Onchocerca includes several species associated with ungulates as hosts, although some have been identified in canids, felids, and humans. Onchocerca species have a wide geographical distribution, and the disease they produce, onchocerciasis, is
Maria Cambra-Pellejà, Javier Gandasegui, Rafael Balaña-Fouce, José Muñoz, María Martínez-Valladares   +4 more
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Study of onchocerciasis-related visual impairment in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020
Purpose: The Objective of this study is to determine baseline data regarding onchocercal eye lesions and associated visual loss in the Nord Kivu province, an onchocerciasis hyperendemic tropical rain forest area in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Vinod K Baranwal, Kripanidhi Shyamsundar, Vamble Kabuyaya, Jyotirmay Biswas, Harikrishnan Vannadil   +4 more
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