The ribosomal deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) internal transcribed spacer region (ITS1) of two
filarial nematodes, Loa loa and Mansonella perstans, was amplified and further sequenced …

Mansonella ozzardi and Mansonella perstans infections both cause mansonellosis but are
usually treated differently. Using a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay and deep …

Mansonella (M.) perstans filariasis is widely found in Africa, including Gabon where Loa loa
is also endemic. This study reports the total IgE titres according to different bioclinical forms …

Chronic parasitosis due to nematode worms (filariae) in tissue are very common in tropical
ecosystems; their larvae (microfilariae) have been isolated in lymph vessels, skin, and …

Background The filarial parasites Loa loa and Mansonnella perstans are endemic in the
central and western African forest block. Loa loa is pathogenic and represents a major …

In order to conduct experimental infection studies of Mansonella ozzardi in local
haematophagous Diptera, volunteers infected with this parasite were identified during a …

In order to assess the prevalence of the cattle filaria Onchocerca ochengi in onchocerciasis
vectors (Simulium damnosum sl) in North Cameroon, we searched for a means to …

A cross-sectional survey carried out in the Chaco region of Bolivia showed that 26%(77 of
296) and 0.7%(2 of 298) of the rural population of the Camiri and Villa Montes areas …

The traditional method of diagnosing filarial infections is to examine blood or skin samples
for microfilariae and for many this is still the standard procedure. However, since the present …

This study aimed to detect filarial parasites in blood samples of Japanese black bears
(Ursus thibetanus japonicus) collected from Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Positive amplicons …