Interruption of lymphatic filariasis transmission in Manaus, a former focus of Wuchereria bancrofti in the Western Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]
Martins M, Guimarães RCS, Fontes G.
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Lymphatic filariasis is a tropical disease caused by filarial parasites Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi that are transmitted to human beings by mosquitoes. It is evident from previous researches that GP 15 / 400 polyprotein is an important protein
Mishra, M, Srivastava, P, Pant, AB
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Ivermectin inhibits molting of Wuchereria bancrofti third stage larvae in vitro.
The effect of ivermectin or diethylcarbamazine (DEC) on Wuchereria bancrofti molting from the third to the fourth larval stage (L3 to L4) was evaluated in vitro.
Masbar, S +4 more
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Abordagem molecular no diagnostico laboratorial da filaria linfática: Wuchereria bancrofti
A utilização dos testes parasitológicos sanguíneos no diagnóstico da infecção pela filaria linfática Wuchereria bancrofti possui um fator limitante, o horário de coleta.
Furtado, André +2 more
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A real-time PCR-based assay for detection of Wuchereria bancrofti DNA in blood and mosquitoes
We developed and evaluated real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for detecting Wuchereria bancrofti DNA in human blood and in mosquitoes. An assay based on detection of the W.
Williams, Steven A +17 more
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Lymphatic filariasis elimination status: Wuchereria bancrofti infections in human populations and factors contributing to continued transmission after seven rounds of mass drug administration in Masasi District, Tanzania. [PDF]
Lupenza ET, Gasarasi DB, Minzi OM.
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Crystallization of Wuchereria Bancrofti Dihydrofolate Reductase in Complex with Methotrexate
Over 882 million people in 44 countries are still at risk for Lymphatic filariasis and the current form of treatment is preventive chemotherapy. Lymphatic filariasis, a disease commonly known as “elephantiasis”, iscaused by the parasitic worm Wuchereria ...
Frey, Kathleen, Kwarteng, Salma
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COVID-19 unfolding filariasis: The first case of SARS-CoV-2 and Wuchereria bancrofti coinfection. [PDF]
Mohamed MFH +5 more
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Multi-centric evaluation of a stage-specific reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay as a xenomonitoring tool for the detection of infective (L3) stage Wuchereria bancrofti in vectors. [PDF]
Vasuki V +7 more
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