Lymphatic Filariasis
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1. Field evaluation of sticky BR-OVT traps to collect culicids eggs and adult mosquitoes inside houses
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Culex quinquefasciatus is a mosquito of importance to public health, as it represents a real and/or potential risk for the transmission of pathogens to humans, such as some arthropod-borne viruses and nematodes that cause filariasis. In Brazil, three municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of Recife (RMR) that are endemic for lympha
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. Publicado em: 2018-06
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2. Evaluation of the recombinant antigens Wb14 and WbT for the capture antibody diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis
BACKGROUND Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a parasitic disease caused mainly by the Wuchereria bancrofti worm and that affects up to 120 million people worldwide. LF is the second cause of chronic global deformity, responsible for 15 million people with lymphedema (elephantiasis) and 25 million men with scrotal hydrocele. Its diagnosis is still associated wit
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 26/03/2018
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3. Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions regarding lymphatic filariasis: study on systematic noncompliance with mass drug administration
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological characteristics, antigenic profile, perceptions, attitudes and practices of individuals who have been systematically non-compliant in mass drug administration (MDA) campaigns targeting lymphatic filariasis, in the municipality of Olinda, State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. A preteste
Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo. Publicado em: 20/04/2017
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4. Wuchereria bancrofti infection in Haitian immigrants and the risk of re-emergence of lymphatic filariasis in the Brazilian Amazon
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a public health problem in Haiti. Thus, the emigration of Haitians to Brazil is worrisome because of the risk for LF re-emergence. METHODS: Blood samples of Haitian immigrants, aged ≥18 years, who emigrated to Manaus (Brazilian Amazon), were examined using thick blood smears, membrane blood filtration
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. Publicado em: 2017-03
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5. Detection of Wuchereria bancrofti DNA in paired serum and urine samples using polymerase chain reaction-based systems
The Global Program for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) aims to eliminate this disease by the year 2020. However, the development of more specific and sensitive tests is important for the success of the GPELF. The present study aimed to standardise polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based systems for the diagnosis of filariasis in serum and urine
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 21/11/2014
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6. Evaluation of diagnostic tests for Wuchereria bancrofti infection in Brazilian schoolchildren
Introduction Since the launch of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis, more than 70% of the endemic countries have implemented mass drug administration (MDA) to interrupt disease transmission. The monitoring of filarial infection in sentinel populations, particularly schoolchildren, is recommended to assess the impact of MDA. A key issue i
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. Publicado em: 2014-06
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7. Survey of Bancroftian filariasis infection in humans and Culex mosquitoes in the western Brazilian Amazon region: implications for transmission and control
IntroductionThe aim of this work was to identify possible lymphatic filariasis foci in the western Brazilian Amazonian that could be established from the reports of Rachou in the 1950s. The study was conducted in three cities of the western Brazilian Amazon region - Porto Velho and Guajará-Mirim (State of Rondônia) and Humaitá (State of Amazonas).MethodsF
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. Publicado em: 2013-04
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8. Assessment of family and neighbors of an individual infected with Wuchereria bancrofti from a non-endemic area in the city of Maceió, Brazil
The family and neighbors of a patient infected with W. bancrofti microfilariae were assessed aiming to evaluate the occurrence of cases of lymphatic filariasis in a non-endemic area in the city of Maceió, in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. The patient had previously lived in an endemic focus; however, he has been living in an area where the parasite has nev
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. Publicado em: 2010-04
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9. Comparison of tests for the detection of circulating filarial antigen (Og4C3-ELISA and AD12-ICT) and ultrasound in diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis in individuals with microfilariae
Significant advances were made in the diagnosis of filariasis in the 1990s with the emergence of three new alternative tools: ultrasound and tests to detect circulating antigen using two monoclonal antibodies, Og4C3 and AD12-ICT-card. This study aimed to identify which of these methods is the most sensitive for diagnosis of infection. A total of 256 individu
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2009-07
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10. Situação epidemiológica da filariose linfática bancroftiana no município de Maceió, estado de Alagoas. / The epidemiological situation of bancroftian lymphatic filariasis in the municipality of Maceió, state of Alagoas.
Bancroftian lymphatic filariasis is a neglected parasitic illness, known popularly as elephantiasis, because it is one of its chronic clinical manifestations. It is an anthroponotic disease caused by a nematode helminth of the species Wuchereria bancrofti (Cobbold, 1877) (Spirurida: Onchocercidae). Bancroftian filariasis occurs in 83 countries localized in t
Publicado em: 2008
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11. Epidemiological situation of Lymphatic filariasis in the endemic area of Maceió-Alagoas after the implementation of the elimination program. / Situação epidemiológica da filariose linfática no foco endêmico de Maceió-Alagoas após a implantação do programa de eliminação.
A filariose linfática é uma doença negligenciada, conhecida popularmente como elefantíase devido a uma de suas manifestações clínicas crônicas. Em Maceió, o foco de transmissão está restrito a uma área definida na cidade que abrange parte dos bairros centrais e contíguos Feitosa, Jacintinho e Pitanguinha, localizado a partir da margem do Canal d
Publicado em: 2007
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12. Localization of Brugia malayi (sub-periodic) adults in different organs of Mastomys coucha and its influence on microfilaraemia and host antibody response
Lymphatic filariasis caused by nematode parasites Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi is a spectral disease and produces wide range of immune responses and varying levels ofmicrofilaraemia in infected individuals. The relationship between the immune response of host and the developmental stage of the parasite as well as the microfilariae (mf) density and s
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2006-05