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Human toxocariasis: frequency of anti-Toxocara antibodies in children and adolescents from an outpatient clinic for lymphatic filariasis in Recife, Northeast Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2004
In a transversal study on a sample of 386 children and adolescents from an outpatient clinic for filariasis in Recife, Northeast Brazil, the frequency of anti-Toxocara antibodies and its relation to age, gender, number of peripheral eosinophils ...
Ana Maria Aguiar-Santos, Luiz D. Andrade, Zulma Medeiros, Pedro Paulo Chieffi, Suzana Z. Lescano, Emília P. Perez   +5 more
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Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Status: <i>Wuchereria bancrofti</i> Infections in Human Populations after Five Effective Rounds of Mass Drug Administration in Zambia. [PDF]

Trop Med Infect Dis, 2023
Matapo BB, Mpabalwani EM, Kaonga P, Simuunza MC, Bakyaita N, Masaninga F, Siyumbwa N, Siziya S, Shamilimo F, Muzongwe C, Mwase ET, Sikasunge CS.   +11 more
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The Immunodominant Brugia Malayi Paramyosin as a Marker of Current Infection with Wuchereria bancrofti Adult Worms

, 1998
The full-length cDNA sequence encoding Brugia malayi L3 paramyosin has been isolated by immunoscreening a cDNA library with a mouse antiserum raised against Wuchereria bancrofti L3 infective larvae.
Luquiaud, Patrick, Langy, Sandra, Plichart, Catherine, Williams, Steven A., Nicolas, Luc   +4 more
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Experimental Infection of Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus and Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti with Wuchereria bancrofti

, 1998
A study was conducted to determine the susceptibility of local strains of Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti to infection with the strain of Wuchereria bancrofti that occurs in Maceió, State of Alagoas, Brazil. Cx.
Fontes, Gilberto, Rocha, Eliana MM, Cláudia M. L. Calheiros, Gilberto Fontes, Calheiros, Cláudia ML, Paul Williams, Williams, Paul, Eliana M. M. Rocha   +7 more
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Integrated xenosurveillance of Loa loa, Wuchereria bancrofti, Mansonella perstans and Plasmodium falciparum using mosquito carcasses and faeces: A pilot study in Cameroon. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2022
Pryce J, Pilotte N, Menze B, Sirois AR, Zulch M, Agbor JP, Williams SA, Wondji CS, Reimer L.   +8 more
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Incidental diagnosis of subcutaneous filariasis with an unusual presentation in a non-endemic area—Need to worry?

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
We report an interesting case of Bancroftian filariasis diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology in a young female hailing from a non-endemic hilly area of India, who presented with a subcutaneous swelling on the left forearm.
Shivanee Sharma, Pooja S. Kala, Avneesh Malviya, Anjali Lakhani, Naveen Chandra   +4 more
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Step towards elimination of Wuchereria bancrofti in Southwest Tanzania 10 years after mass drug administration with Albendazole and Ivermectin. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2022
Mnkai J, Marandu TF, Mhidze J, Urio A, Maganga L, Haule A, Kavishe G, Ntapara E, Chiwerengo N, Clowes P, Horn S, Mosoba M, Lazarus W, Ngenya A, Kalinga A, Debrah A, Rieß F, Saathoff E, Geldmacher C, Hoerauf A, Hoelscher M, Chachage M, Kroidl I.   +22 more
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Familial aggregation and heritability of Wuchereria bancrofti infection

, 2016
Background. The familial recurrence risk of lymphatic filariasis (LF) is unknown. This case study aimed to evaluate the familial susceptibility to infection with Wuchereria bancrofti and to microfilaremia in a village of the Republic of Congo.
Pion, Sébastien, Chesnais, C. B., Boussinesq, Michel, Sabbagh, A., Missamou, F., Garcia, André   +5 more
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Bioinformatics-based identification and preliminary clinical evaluation of molecular biomarkers for LAMP-based diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Lymphatic filariasis (LF), predominantly caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, requires rapid and accurate diagnostics to support elimination programs, particularly in resource-limited settings.
Vigneshwaran Ravishankar, Raj Kumar Chinnadurai, Aman Kumar Mohanty, Shridhar Narayanan, Radha Krishan Shandil   +4 more
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Expression, purification, and inhibition profile of dihydrofolate reductase from the filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti.

, 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, Keith Lange, Tyler Eck (5249684), Ueli Gubler (2299246), Rohit Bhat, Cheryl A Janson, Bhat, Rohit, Goodey, Nina M., Tyler Eck, Andrew M. Tobias, Cheryl A. Janson (2045077), David P. Rotella (488734), Dea Toska, Keith Lange (5249693), Andrew M Tobias, Lange, Keith, David P. Rotella, Ueli Gubler, Cheryl A. Janson, Tobias, Andrew M., David P Rotella, Dea Toska (5249690), Rotella, David P., Toska, Dea, Eck, Tyler, Andrew M. Tobias (5249687), Rohit Bhat (4852723), Nina M. Goodey, Nina M Goodey, Nina M. Goodey (1925644), Janson, Cheryl A.   +30 more
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