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Wuchereria bancrofti Lymphatic Filariasis, Barrancabermeja, Colombia, 2023
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe describe a recent case of lymphatic filariasis in Colombia caused by Wuchereria bancrofti nematodes. Our study combines clinical-epidemiologic findings with phylogenetic data.
José A. Suárez +8 more
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Dermatological Reviews, Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2024.Abstract Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) initiated a unified effort to address skin‐related neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in 2017. This effort increased attention and resources allocated toward decreasing the burden of tropical skin diseases.
Juliana H. Kim +2 more
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Helminthologia, 2017 “Filariasis free India” is National Health Policy’s vision. Currently, India has undertaken Mass Drug Administration drive (MDA) to eliminate the filariasis infection.
Mahakalkar A. L. +2 more
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The evolution of entomopathogeny in nematodes
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2024.Through convergent evolution, the entomopathogeny in nematodes is widespread within the Rhaditidae families, owing to the shared ecological and evolutionary attributes raised from saprophagy, phoresis, and necromeny. Abstract Understanding how parasites evolved is crucial to understand the host and parasite interaction.
V. J. Trejo‐Meléndez +2 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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A systematic study on structure and function of ATPase of wuchereria bancrofti
Toxicology International, 2014 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). ATPase is one of the most important proteins of Wuchereria bancrofti.
Nazmul Hasan Muzahid +5 more
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Wolbachia and Lymphatic Filarial Nematodes and Their Implications in the Pathogenesis of the Disease
Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is an infection of three closely related filarial worms such as Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori. These worms can cause a devastating disease that involves acute and chronic lymphoedema of the extremities, which can cause elephantiasis in both sexes and hydroceles in males.
Abebaw Setegn +3 more
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Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi, 2014 District Sarmi is the most endemic area of filariasis in Papua which has rate of microfilaria (mf) (47.06%) up to the year 2012. In the Province Papua filarial worm is Wuchereria bancrofti and is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito vectors ...
Mina Sipayung +2 more
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.Objective. To identify the most effective dose of filarial rBmALT‐2 and rWbGST alone or in combination against B. malayi infection in vitro and in vivo. Methods. Mastomys (n = 5–7/group) received intramuscular (i.m.) injection with three different doses (25, 50, and 100 μg) of rBmALT‐2 or rWbGST, either alone or in combination with alum as the adjuvant.
Mohini Rambhau Nakhale +7 more
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Subperiodic, asymptomatic microfilaremia in an adult male from Mysore: A nonendemic area
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2009 Wuchereria bancrofti is found throughout tropics and subtropics like Asia, Pacific islands, Africa, areas of South America and Caribbean basin. In all these areas, except Pacific islands, microfilaria occurs in the periodic form, in which case the ...
Sumana M +3 more
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