Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Volume 47, Issue 4, Page 330-351, December 2024.Abstract Protestant (medical) missionaries were the main proponents of Western medicine in China after the Opium Wars. Several studies have highlighted how they used spectacular surgery as a means of gaining public trust. As well as surgery, they also administered anthelmintic drugs such as santonin as a tool of persuasion and conversion.
Dominik Merdes
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Identification and Characterization of a Novel Nematode Pan Allergen (NPA) fromWuchereria bancroftiand their Potential Role in Human Filarial Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia (TPE) [PDF]
, 2023 Samuel Christopher Katru +5 more
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DNA Barcoding for the Identification of Adult Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Western Australia
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 11, November 2024.DNA barcodes of 45 species of Western Australian mosquitoes sampled across a wide spatial range, were obtained using the universal COI barcode. Most species exhibited adequate genetic diversity, enabling reliable species identification. The barcodes generated in this study can serve as valuable resources for mosquito surveillance programs, aiding in ...
Binit Lamichhane +7 more
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Parasitological and epidemiological studies of Wuchereria bancrofti in Imobi, Ijebu East, Local Government Area of Ogun State, South Western Nigeria [PDF]
, 2021 Oyekanmi Olajumoke Christiana +3 more
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Another tool in the toolbox: Aphid‐specific Wolbachia protect against fungal pathogens
Environmental Microbiology, Volume 26, Issue 11, November 2024.Wolbachia infected more than 80% of Pentalonia aphids sampled across the Hawaiian Islands and other locations. The aphid‐specific M‐supergroup strains of this symbiont protected against a specialist fungal pathogen, Pandora, but not the generalist pathogen Beauveria or the parasitoid Aphidius colemanii.
Clesson H. V. Higashi +6 more
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Mammographic parasitic calcifications in South West Nigeria: prospective and descriptive study
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2013 BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis caused by nematode parasite Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia Malayi is endemic in the tropics. In Nigeria, 25% of the population is infected. Lymph edema and elephantiasis are the predominant manifestations. Its infrequent
Adenike Temitayo Adeniji-Sofoluwe +3 more
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A single PCR assay to detect and differentiate Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi in expatriates and locals with filariasis in Sri Lanka [PDF]
, 2020 Nushka Ubhayawardana +2 more
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Segmentasi Mikrofilaria untuk Diagnosis Penyakit Kaki Gajah Berbasis Citra Mikroskopis [PDF]
, 2016 Elephantiasis is a chronic disease (chronic) that could attack humans and animals, and causes a permanent disability if not immediately given treatment. Some filaria species in Indonesia include Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori. The
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Interactions between sleep, inflammation, immunity and infections: A narrative review
Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 12, Issue 10, October 2024.Abstract Background Over the past decades, it has become increasingly evident that sleep disturbance contributes to inflammation‐mediated disease, including depression, mainly through activation of the innate immune system and to an increased risk of infections.
Thijs Feuth
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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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