Recent Publications on Loiasis: |  |
| A rare case report of Loa loa ocular filariasis.
| 3rd November, 2009
| Ophthalmological Unit, Department of Biopathology University of Roma Tor
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Integrated mapping of neglected tropical diseases: epidemiological findings and control implications for northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State, Southern Sudan.
BACKGROUND: There are few detailed data on the geographic distribution of...
Direct Link | 28th October, 2009
| Malaria Consortium, Juba, Southern Sudan.
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| Adverse reactions from community directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) for onchocerciasis and loiasis in Ondo State, Nigeria.
| 20th October, 2009
| Department of Zoology, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Loa loa Microfilariae evade complement attack in vivo by acquiring regulatory proteins from host plasma.
Loa loa is a filarial nematode that infects humans. The adults live in...
Direct Link | 4th September, 2009
| Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute and HUSLAB,
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Community-directed delivery of doxycycline for the treatment of onchocerciasis in areas of co-endemicity with loiasis in Cameroon.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Severe side effects following ivermectin treatment...
Direct Link | 29th August, 2009
| Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Buea, P,O, Box
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Filaria control and elimination: diagnostic, monitoring and surveillance needs.
Gold standard diagnosis using blood films or skin snips has dimished...
Direct Link | 28th July, 2009
| Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Liverpool School of Tropical
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Rapid mapping of schistosomiasis and other neglected tropical diseases in the context of integrated control programmes in Africa.
There is growing interest and commitment to the control of schistosomiasis...
Direct Link | 20th May, 2009
| Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene
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New insights into the biology of filarial infections.
Recent successes in the control of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis...
Direct Link | 22nd April, 2009
| Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology,
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Efficacy of 5-week doxycycline treatment on adult Onchocerca volvulus.
The effects of 5-week doxycycline treatment on the depletion of Wolbachia...
Direct Link | 17th April, 2009
| Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology,
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| Community based parasitic screening and treatment of Sudanese refugees: application and assessment of Centers for Disease Control guidelines.
| 31st March, 2009
| San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego,
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The case / a Senegalese man with gross hematuria.
Gold standard diagnosis using blood films or skin snips has dimished...
Direct Link | 10th February, 2009
| Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, La Source Hospital, Orleans,
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| Exotic pathology of the hand and foot. A pictorial review.
| 17th December, 2008
| Department of Radiology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen,
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The Mectizan Donation Program (MDP).
The launch of the Mectizan Donation Program (MDP) in 1987, by Merck & Co.,...
Direct Link | 17th December, 2008
| Mectizan Donation Program, 325 Swanton Way, Decatur, GA 30030, USA.
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Filariasis caused by Loa loa is also a cause of angioedema.
The effects of 5-week doxycycline treatment on the depletion of Wolbachia...
Direct Link | 23rd October, 2008
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Subconjuctival Loa loa with Calabar swelling.
Loa loa is unique among the human filariae in that adult worms are...
Direct Link | 8th October, 2008
| Department of Ophthalmology, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri,
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