Subcutaneous filariasis: An unusual case report
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2007 Wuchereria bancrofti presented in subcutaneous nodule is a very rare presentation. Wuchereria bancrofti first reported by Bancrofti in Brisbane in 1876 and the name filaria Bancrofti was given in 1877 and the generic name was given in 1878.
Valand Arvindbhai +3 more
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Multiple filarial species microfilaraemia: a comparative study of areas with endemic and sporadic onchocerciasis [PDF]
Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2011 Background & objectives: The study was aimed at determining the pattern of co-occurrence of species ofmicrofilaraemia between onchocerciasis endemic and sporadic populations.Methods: From every consenting person of one year and above, 50 μl of day and ...
Emmanuel Uttah & Dominic C. Ibeh
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Microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti in Testicular Aspirate [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Present study deals with results of fine needle aspiration of both the testes in a patient with azoospermia. Surprisingly, aspiration of right testis revealed large number of microfilariae in the smears.
Anil Kumar Verma +2 more
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Elefantiasis: un caso por Wuchereria bancrofti [PDF]
, 2018 Paciente masculino de 48 años de edad, natural y procedente de los Valles del Tuy,estado Miranda, Venezuela; con antecedente de Wuchereriasis (Wuchereria bancrofti)quien por tratamiento inadecuado presenta elefantiasis del miembro inferior ...
Martínez Perdomo, Héctor Luis +1 more
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Filariose bancroftiana no Brasil
Revista de Saúde Pública, 1998 Foi feita revisão dos estudos sobre a distribuição geográfica e prevalências da filariose linfática bancroftiana no Brasil. Entre 1951 a 1958 foram realizados inquéritos hemoscópicos e entomológicos no País, sendo a transmissão autóctone comprovada em ...
Rocha Eliana M. M., Fontes Gilberto
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Strategies to control Yaws and other Neglected Tropical Diseases in the South Pacific Islands / Estrategias para el control del Pián y otras Enfermedades Tropicales Desatendidas en Islas del Pacífico Sur [PDF]
, 2012 Every year, through mass drug administration (MDA), hundreds of millions of the world’s poorest people receive a single annual dose of one or more drugs to eliminate certain parasitic worm or bacterial infections.
Mitjà Villar, Oriol
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Mammographic parasitic calcifications in South West Nigeria: prospective and descriptive study
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2013 BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis caused by nematode parasite Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia Malayi is endemic in the tropics. In Nigeria, 25% of the population is infected. Lymph edema and elephantiasis are the predominant manifestations. Its infrequent
Adenike Temitayo Adeniji-Sofoluwe +3 more
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Loiasis in US Traveler Returning from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, 2016
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 The filarial parasite Loa loa overlaps geographically with Onchocera volvulus and Wuchereria bancrofti filariae in central Africa. Accurate information regarding this overlap is critical to elimination programs targeting O. volvulus and W. bancrofti.
David H. Priest, Thomas B. Nutman
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Expression, purification, and inhibition profile of dihydrofolate reductase from the filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti. [PDF]
, 2018 Filariasis is a tropical disease caused by the parasitic nematodes Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi. Known inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) have been previously shown to kill Brugia malayi nematodes and to inhibit Brugia malayi DHFR ...
Gubler, Ueli +30 more
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Microfilariasis of the breast mimicking malignancy
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, 2013 We report a 65-year-old female who presented with a 3.5x3 cm retro-areolar lump of the right breast with associated right axillary lymphadenopathy, mimicking breast cancer.
Tamojit Chaudhuri +2 more
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