Sero-prevalence of Human Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis in Low-Endemic communities of Ogun State, Nigeria

Autor: W.R. Ajayi, N.O. Adekunle, Emmanuel Davies, D. Adepoju, O.C. Amoke, O.A. Surakat, Sammy Olufemi Sam-Wobo

Publikováno v: Nigerian Journal of Parasitology; Vol. 42 No. 2 (2021); 374-382

This study reports the status of onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis (LF) in communities with low endemicity in Ogun-State, Nigeria. The Ov16/Wb123 biplex Rapid Diagnostic Test was used to screen 1,836 participants aged 5 years and above from 8 L

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https://www.ajol.info/index.php/njpar/article/view/216125

Loa loa Microfilariae in Skin Snips: Consequences for Onchocerciasis Monitoring and Evaluation in L. loa–Endemic Areas

Autor: Cédric B. Chesnais, Floribert Fossuo-Thotchum, Thomas B. Nutman, Charles D. Mackenzie, Amy D. Klion, Michel Boussinesq, Joseph Kamgno, Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, S. D. S. Pion, Joseph Kubofcik

Publikováno v: Clinical Infectious Diseases
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019, 69 (9), pp.1628-1630. ⟨10.1093/cid/ciz172⟩

The specificity of skin snips for onchocerciasis diagnoses is considered to be almost 100%. Our molecular methods revealed that microfilariae emerging from skin snips collected from highly microfilaremic Loa loa–infected individuals were largely mi

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https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6792118/

Public Health Analysis of Manifestation of Onchocerciasis in Rural Nigeria

Autor: Nkeiru A. Kamalu, Felicia E. Uwakwe, Jacinta A. Opara

Publikováno v: RA Journal of Applied Research.

Aspects of human infection with Onchocerca volvulus was investigated in 9 villages in Okigwe LGA of Imo State, Nigeria between January 2010 and December 2011. The objectives were to compare the prevalence of different manifestations of Onchocerciasis

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https://doi.org/10.18535/rajar/v2i11.04

Response to the Letter to the Editor by Eberhard et al

Autor: Sara Lustigman, Christian Bottomley, Simon K. Attah, Martin Walker, María-Gloria Basáñez, Annette C. Kuesel, Valerie Isham, N. O. Opoku, Sarai Vivas-Martínez

Publikováno v: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-2 (2017)
Parasites & Vectors

In a Letter to the Editor, Eberhard et al. question the validity of our model of skin snip sensitivity and argue against the use of skin snips to evaluate onchocerciasis elimination by mass drug administration. Here we discuss their arguments and com

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2125-5

An Onchocerca Species from Cattle on Kyushu Island is O. suzukii, a Transfuge Parasite from the Japanese Endemic Bovid, Capricornis crispus

Autor: Odile Bain, Hideyuki Chiba, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Shigehiko Uni, Akira Katsumi, Yoshitaka Suzuki

Publikováno v: Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 26:157-160

In 1988-1989, microfilariae of an unidentified Onchocerca species were found in the skin of eight of the 16 cattle aged at least 5 years that were examined in Oita, Kyushu, Japan. Adult worms were not found in cattle, but the microfilariae taken from

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https://doi.org/10.2149/tmh1973.26.157