An Bras Dermatol 2019 Dec 31
Update on parasitic dermatoses.
Cardoso AEC, Cardoso AEO, Talhari C, Santos M
These are cutaneous diseases caused by insects, worms, protozoa, or coelenterates which may or may not have a parasitic life. In this review the main ...
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PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Post-elimination surveillance in formerly onchocerciasis endemic focus in Southern Mexico.
Fernández-Santos NA, Unnasch TR, Rodríguez-Luna IC, Prado-Velasco FG, Adeniran AA, Martínez-Montoya H, Rodríguez-Pérez MA
All formerly endemic communities of the Southern Chiapas focus of onchocerciasis in Mexico were treated with ivermectin until parasite transmission wa ...
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Front Genet
Genomic Epidemiology in Filarial Nematodes: Transforming the Basis for Elimination Program Decisions.
Hedtke SM, Kuesel AC, Crawford KE, Graves PM, Boussinesq M, Lau CL, Boakye DA, Grant WN
Onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis are targeted for elimination, primarily using mass drug administration at the country and community levels. El ...
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PLoS Negl Trop Dis
In vivo efficacy of the boron-pleuromutilin AN11251 against Wolbachia of the rodent filarial nematode Litomosoides sigmodontis.
Ehrens A, Lunde CS, Jacobs RT, Struever D, Koschel M, Frohberger SJ, Lenz F, Fendler M, Turner JD, Ward SA, Taylor MJ, Freund YR, Stefanakis R, Easom E, Li X, Plattner JJ, Hoerauf A, Hübner MP
The elimination of filarial diseases such as onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis is hampered by the lack of a macrofilaricidal-adult worm killing- ...
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J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2020 Jan 20
Safety of high-dose ivermectin: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Navarro M, Camprubí D, Requena-Méndez A, Buonfrate D, Giorli G, Kamgno J, Gardon J, Boussinesq M, Muñoz J, Krolewiecki A
Ivermectin is a key anthelmintic for the control of neglected tropical diseases. The main indications for population-level control with ivermectin thr ...
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