Introduction Four species of the Mansonella genus infect millions of people across sub- Saharan Africa and Central and South America. Most infections are asymptomatic, but …
Loa loa, the African eye worm, is a filarial pathogen transmitted by blood-sucking flies of the genus Chrysops. Loiasis primarily affects rural populations residing in the forest and …
Background Filarial worms are important vector-borne pathogens of a large range of animal hosts, including humans, and are responsible for numerous debilitating neglected tropical …
LJ Amaral, D Bhwana, AD Mhina… - PLoS neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Nodding syndrome (NS) has been consistently associated with onchocerciasis. Nevertheless, a positive association between NS and a Mansonella perstans infection was …
SD Davi, M Ramharter… - Flugmedizin …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Rund 10–15 Mio. Menschen in Zentral-und Westafrika sind mit der Filarie Loa loa infiziert. Obwohl die assoziierte Krankheitslast vergleichbar mit wichtigen Tropenkrankheiten wie der …