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A Systematic Study on Structure and Function of ATPase of Wuchereria bancrofti

Toxicology International, 2014
Background: Analyzing the structures and functions of different proteins of Wuchereria bancrofti is very important because till date no effective drug or vaccine has been discovered to treat lymphatic filariasis (LF).
Md. Saiful Islam, N. I. A. Patwary, N. H. Muzahid, S. Shahik, M. Sohel, Md. Anayet Hasan   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Molecular evidence on the occurrence of co-infection with Pichia guilliermondii and Wuchereria bancrofti in two filarial endemic districts of India

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2014
BackgroundLymphatic filariasis (LF), a vector-borne parasitic disease, is endemic in several parts of India and mostly affects the poor or those with a low-income.
S. Mukherjee, N. Mukherjee, Prasanta Saini, P. Gayen, Priya Roy, S. P. Sinha Babu   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Rare Case of Ovarian Filariasis in Abidjan

Case Reports in Pathology, 2016
Ovarian filariasis is an exceptional disease and displays a major diagnostic problem even in endemic areas. We reported the case of a 19-year-old patient who had ovarian cyst which was revealed by chronic pelvic pain.
Doukouré Brahima, Abouna Alain Didier, Dou Gonat Serge Pacôme, Aman Nguiessan Alphonse, Koffi Abdoul, Diomandé Mohenou Isidore Jean-Marie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Subconjunctival wuchereria bancrofti in Calabar: A case report

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2019
Subconjunctival worm is a manifestation of ocular filariasis, one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) which constitute an important public health problem in Nigeria.The most commonly reported subconjunctival worm is loaloa which in some occasions ...
Bassey A Etim, Martha-Mary E Udoh, Mercy Abatai   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in human blood samples and mosquitoes in Matayos, Busia County-Kenya. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
Kinyatta N, Wachira D, Githae R, Lusweti J, Ingonga J, Ichugu C, Maina C, Haji R, Kimani F, Musili R, Muli J, Kamau L.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Plasmodium knowlesi and Wuchereria bancrofti: Their Vectors and Challenges for the Future [PDF]

, 2012
Indra Vythilingam
openalex   +1 more source

Rapid Wuchereria bancrofti-Specific Antigen Wb123-Based IgG4 Immunoassays as Tools for Surveillance following Mass Drug Administration Programs on Lymphatic Filariasis

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 2013
The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis has an urgent need for rapid assays to detect ongoing transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF) following multiple rounds of mass drug administration (MDA).
C. Steel, A. Golden, J. Kubofcik, Nicole LaRue, T. de Los Santos, G. Domingo, T. Nutman   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Wuchereria bancrofti infection is associated with progression to clinical visceral leishmaniasis in VL- endemic areas in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2023
Singh AK, de Gooyer T, Singh OP, Pandey S, Neyaz A, Cloots K, Kansal S, Malaviya P, Rai M, Nylén S, Chakravarty J, Hasker E, Sundar S.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Comparative analyses of the complete mitochondrial genomes of the two filarial worms Wuchereria bancrofti & Brugia malayi with Caenorhabditis elegans

, 2022
Saranya Joshi, Lokesh Kumar, Kanchan Rauthan, Sudhir Kumar   +3 more
openalex   +2 more sources

Monitoring and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis interventions: an improved PCR-based pool screening method for high throughput Wuchereria bancrofti detection using dried blood spots

Parasites & Vectors, 2013
BackgroundEffective diagnostic tools are necessary to monitor and evaluate interruption of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) transmission. Accurate detection of Wuchereria bancrofti (Wb) microfilaria (mf) is essential to measure the impact of community treatment
C. Plichart, Aurore Lemoine
semanticscholar   +1 more source