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Molecular xenomonitoring using mosquitoes to map lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration in American Samoa. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BACKGROUND:Mass drug administration (MDA) programs have dramatically reduced lymphatic filariasis (LF) incidence in many areas around the globe, including American Samoa.
Mark A Schmaedick, Amanda L Koppel, Nils Pilotte, Melissa Torres, Steven A Williams, Stephen L Dobson, Patrick J Lammie, Kimberly Y Won   +7 more
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Filarial Orchitis due to Wuchereria bancrofti Masquerading as Testicular Neoplasm. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2016
Patne SCU, Das M, Katiyar R.
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Preliminary observations on fluids incubated with Wuchereria bancrofti using the immunochromatographic test Observações preliminares de fluidos incubados com Wuchereria bancrofti usando o teste imunocromatográfico

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008
To assess the performance of the immunochromatographic test for filariasis, adult Wuchereria bancrofti worms were incubated under different conditions.
Gerusa Dreyer, Joaquim Norões, Reinalda Lanfredi, Renato Lins, Aleksandra Oliveira-Menezes, José Figueredo-Silva   +5 more
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Low Density Microfilaraemia as a Causative Agent in a Case of Unexplained Ascitis of Suspicious Nature [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
It is estimated that 120 million people worldwide are affected by filariasis. In the South East and South Asian region, Wuchereria bancrofti is the most prevalent parasite causing filariais in 99.4 % of cases.
Rahul Mannan, Tejinder Singh Bhasin, Mridu Manjari, Vatsala Misra   +3 more
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The effects of diethylcarbamazine on the ultrastructure of microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti [PDF]

Parasitology, 2003
An ultrastructural study of microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti was performed after in vitro treatment with diethylcarbamazine. One of the first morphological alterations produced by treatment with 5, 10 or 50 μg/ml of DEC was the loss of microfilarial sheaths.
M. S. Florêncio, C. A. Peixoto
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Cytological diagnosis of microfilariae in subcutaneous nodule

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2012
Microfilariaemia presenting with subcutaneous nodule is rare. We report a case of a 22-year-old female patient who presented with a subcutaneous nodule on right forearm.
Narayanan K Panicker, Archana C Buch, Shruti Vimal, Arpana P Dharwadkar   +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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Wuchereria bancrofti filaria activates human dendritic cells and polarizes T helper 1 and regulatory T cells via toll-like receptor 4. [PDF]

Commun Biol, 2019
Mukherjee S, Karnam A, Das M, Babu SPS, Bayry J.   +4 more
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História da felariose linfática em Pernambuco: I. Aspectos epidemiológicos e de controle

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1996
Este trabalho faz uma revisão sobre a filariose linfática bancroftiana, doença endêmica no Estado de Pernambuco, mostrando que seus estudos datam desde a década de dez. Para se ter uma idéia da evolução eprogresso sobre o conhecimento da doença na região,
Amaury Coutinho, Zulma Medeiros, Gerusa Dreyer   +2 more
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Morphological and molecular characteristics of Malayfilaria sofiani Uni, Mat Udin & Takaoka n. g., n. sp. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from the common treeshrew Tupaia glis Diard & Duvaucel (Mammalia: Scandentia) in Peninsular Malaysia

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background The filarial nematodes Wuchereria bancrofti (Cobbold, 1877), Brugia malayi (Brug, 1927) and B. timori Partono, Purnomo, Dennis, Atmosoedjono, Oemijati & Cross, 1977 cause lymphatic diseases in humans in the tropics, while B. pahangi (Buckley &
Shigehiko Uni, Ahmad Syihan Mat Udin, Takeshi Agatsuma, Weerachai Saijuntha, Kerstin Junker, Rosli Ramli, Hasmahzaiti Omar, Yvonne Ai-Lian Lim, Sinnadurai Sivanandam, Emilie Lefoulon, Coralie Martin, Daicus Martin Belabut, Saharul Kasim, Muhammad Rasul Abdullah Halim, Nur Afiqah Zainuri, Subha Bhassu, Masako Fukuda, Makoto Matsubayashi, Masashi Harada, Van Lun Low, Chee Dhang Chen, Narifumi Suganuma, Rosli Hashim, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Mohd Sofian Azirun   +24 more
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