[HTML][HTML] Deep learning for microscopic examination of protozoan parasites

C Zhang, H Jiang, H Jiang, H Xi, B Chen, Y Liu… - Computational and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The infectious and parasitic diseases represent a major threat to public health and are
among the main causes of morbidity and mortality. The complex and divergent life cycles of …

The search for better treatment strategies for mansonellosis: an expert perspective

MU Ferreira, JL Crainey, FG Gobbi - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

The African eye worm: current understanding of the epidemiology, clinical disease, and treatment of loiasis

M Ramharter, J Butler, G Mombo-Ngoma… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2024 - thelancet.com
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 …

Development and validation of a long-read metabarcoding platform for the detection of filarial worm pathogens of animals and humans

LG Huggins, U Atapattu, ND Young, RJ Traub… - BMC microbiology, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Nodding syndrome, a case-control study in Mahenge, Tanzania: Onchocerca volvulus and not Mansonella perstans as a risk factor

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 …

Loiasis–Eine extrem vernachlässigte Tropenerkrankung

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 …