Filarial parasites
Loop mediated isothermal amplification applied to filarial parasites detection in the mosquito vectors: Dirofilaria immitis as a study model
... of parasites such as Trypanosoma, Babesia, and Plasmodium has been demonstrated ...survey filarial-carrying mosquitoes is still demanded, we propose the application of LAMP for detection of filarial ...
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Sibling species of the Anopheles funestus group, and their infection with malaria and lymphatic filarial parasites, in archived and newly collected specimens from northeastern Tanzania
... the archived mosquitoes may have had a slightly higher W. bancrofti infection rate than the newly collected ones be- cause of inclusion of only dead mosquito specimens in earl- ier sampling period compared to the latter ...
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A superhydrophobic cone to facilitate the xenomonitoring of filarial parasites, malaria, and trypanosomes using mosquito excreta/feces
... We envision that the use of a superhydrophobic cone or other shaped surface could be integrated into a passive trap to allow the easy recovery of E/F from large numbers of mosquitoes with minimal cost or labour. In ...
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Intravascular filarial parasites inhibit platelet aggregation Role of parasite derived prostanoids
... between parasites and platelets, and was mediated by parasite-derived soluble factors of low (less than 1,000 Mr) molecular weight that were labile in aqueous media and caused an elevation of platelet ...
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Examining the role of macrolides and host immunity in combatting filarial parasites
... affect filarial worms and set the stage for the deaths of microfilariae and ...and filarial larvae to the host’s innate immune system, producing an immediate immune response that kills microfilariae and ...
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Killing filarial nematode parasites: role of treatment options and host immune response
... Ivermectin, the widely-used antifilarial drug, is a macro- cyclic lactone with broad spectrum activity on filarial parasites. The drug interacts with postsynaptic glutamate- gated chloride channels (GluCl), ...
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Morphological and molecular characteristics of Malayfilaria sofiani Uni, Mat Udin & Takaoka n g , n sp (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from the common treeshrew Tupaia glis Diard & Duvaucel (Mammalia: Scandentia) in Peninsular Malaysia
... Three females (F0, F1 and F2) were transferred directly into 80% ethanol. DNA extraction, PCR amplification and sequencing were performed as described previously [36–38] to determine the partial sequences of the mito- ...
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Stage Specific Transcriptome and Proteome Analyses of the Filarial Parasite Onchocerca volvulus and Its Wolbachia Endosymbiont
... filarial parasites. For example, embryogenesis and molting of filarial parasites are dependent on the activity of ca- thepsin L-like cysteine proteases ...
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Filarial infection influences mosquito behaviour and fecundity
... Understanding vector-parasite interactions is increasingly important as we move towards the endpoint goals set by the Global Programme for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF), as interaction dynamics may ...
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Nematode Asparaginyl-tRNA Synthetase Resolves Intestinal Inflammation in Mice with T-Cell Transfer Colitis
... a filarial nematode protein, the cytoplasmic asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase (rBmAsnRS), is a highly expressed excretory/secretory protein, produced at 10 times the amount of any other filarial tRNA synthetase, ...
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Anti-filarial activity of antibiotic therapy is due to extensive apoptosis after Wolbachia depletion from filarial nematodes.
... of filarial parasites is the long-term sterilization through blockage of embryogenesis leading to sustained reductions in microfilarial loads post ...female parasites (Figure ...
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Human Neurocysticercosis: Comparison of Different Diagnostic Tests Using Cerebrospinal Fluid
... detect parasites but who were included after successful cysticidal treatment (group ...vesicular parasites (group 1) were classified according to parasite location: parenchyma or subarachnoid sulci (group ...
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Epidemiology of canine gastrointestinal helminths in sub Saharan Africa
... dog gastrointestinal parasites, dog intestinal parasites, dog enteric parasites, canine helminth, canine helminths, canine helminthes, canine endoparasites, canine gastrointestinal paras[r] ...
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Giant filarial retroperitoneal cyst: a diagnostic dilemma
... of filarial origin is an extremely uncommon entity, though a variety of extralymphatic manifestations of filariasis have been described in the literature [2, 3, ...regions, filarial antigen tests or DNA ...
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Mansonellosis: current perspectives
... a filarial disease caused by three species of filarial (nematode) parasites (Mansonella perstans, Mansonella streptocerca, and Mansonella ozzardi) that use humans as their main definitive ...These ...
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Incidental detection of two adult gravid filarial worms in breast: a case report
... circulating filarial antigen (CFA) and ultrasound with or without color doppler demonstrating the filarial dance sign [2] We had radiological, cytological and histopathological investigations for ...
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Nature limits filarial transmission
... the filarial vector Culex quinquefasciatus revealed that its density was found to be significantly lower (p < ...for filarial transmis- sion in most of the endemic areas, established by the highest ...
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Interleukin 1 (IL-1)- and IL-23-Mediated Expansion of Filarial Antigen-Specific Th17 and Th22 Cells in Filarial Lymphedema
... circulating filarial antigen with both the ICT filar- ial antigen test (Binax, Portland, ME) and the TropBio Og4C3 enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (TropBio ...prior filarial infection was made on ...
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Development of filarial vaccine by targeting stage specific proteins
... the filarial life cycle was assessed by ...the Filarial Genome ...of parasites from the microfilarial stage to the infective larva in ...Similarly, parasites were recovered following infection ...
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Structure of the gill monogenean parasites of Tylochromis jentinki (Teleostei: Haemulidae) from two sectors of Ebrié lagoon, Côte d’Ivoire
... per host, particularly among the monopisthocotylea (Silan and Maillard, 1990). The consequence is the presence of several specimens on a restricted surface. Monogeneans are of great importance as agents of fish diseases ...
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