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 …

Efficacy and safety of moxidectin and albendazole compared with ivermectin and albendazole coadministration in adolescents infected with Trichuris trichiura in …

S Welsche, EC Mrimi, J Hattendorf… - The Lancet infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Control efforts against soil-transmitted helminths focus on preventive
chemotherapy with albendazole and mebendazole, however these drugs yield …

Colorimetric and Real-Time Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) for Detection of Loa loa DNA in Human Blood Samples

B Febrer-Sendra, P Fernández-Soto, B Crego-Vicente… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Loiasis, caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa, is endemic in Central and West Africa. Loa
loa has been associated with severe adverse reactions in high Loa-infected individuals …

Challenges and motivating factors for integrating geostatistical models in targeted schistosomiasis control: A qualitative case study in Northwestern Tanzania

JD Mathewson, L van der Spek… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Introduction To address problems of over-and under-treatment with preventive
chemotherapy resulting in ongoing transmission of schistosomiasis, the World Health …

Low diagnostic performance of thick blood smears of 50 µl in comparison with direct examination of 10 µl blood and the leukoconcentration technique of 5ml blood …

NP M'Bondoukwé, M Owono-Medang… - Parasites & …, 2024 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to determine performance indicators of thick blood
smears of 50 µl (TBS-50), following the Standards for the Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy …

Accounting for Multiple Covariates in Non-Stationary Geostatistical Modelling

O Johnson, BA Ejigu, E Gayawan - arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.09225, 2024 - arxiv.org
Model-based geostatistics (MBG) is a subfield of spatial statistics focused on predicting
spatially continuous phenomena using data collected at discrete locations. Geostatistical …

Epidemiology and Public Health Importance

M Boussinesq - Loa loa: Latest Advances in Loiasis Research, 2024 - Springer
This chapter presents information on the distribution of loiasis and factors explaining
variations in prevalence levels. Data on the cases reported from areas outside the classical …

Resumen de tesis. Tecnología LAMP: diagnóstico en diferentes escenarios epidemiológicos

B Febrer Sendra - 2023 - gredos.usal.es
Se presenta este documento de Tesis Doctoral en la modalidad de Tesis por compendio de
artículos para optar al tículo de Doctora por la Universidad de Salamanca. Se aportan para …

[PDF][PDF] Noé Patrick M'Bondoukwé1, Matthieu Owono‑Medang1, Marie Noëlle Moussavou‑Boussougou1, Yvan Akoue1, Valentin Migueba1, Dmitry Bulaev3, Anouk …

DP Mawili‑Mboumba, J Atsame, M Vaillant… - 2024 - parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral …
Background The aim of this study was to determine performance indicators of thick blood
smears of 50 µl (TBS‑50), following the Standards for the Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy …

Low Diagnostic Performance of Thick Blood Smears of 50 µL in Comparison with Blood Direct Examination of 10 µL and Leukoconcentration Techniques among …

NP M'Bondoukwé, M Owono-Medang… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Background The aim of the study was to determine performance indicators of the Thick
Blood Smear of 50 µL (TBS-50), following Standards for the Reporting of Diagnostic …