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Lymphatic filariasis: the disease and its control: Fifth Report of the WHO Expert Committee on Filariasis. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1992. Technical Report series, no. 821. vi+71 pp. Price Sw. fr. 10, US $9 (in developing countries, Sw. fr. 7). ISBN 92-4-120-821-X. [Available in English; French and Spanish versions in preparation]
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Re-assessing the global prevalence and distribution of lymphatic filariasis.
TL;DR: Estimates by age and gender clearly show that, unlike other helminth infections, filariasis is mainly a disease of the adult and older age-classes and appears to be more prevalent in males.
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How much human helminthiasis is there in the world
TL;DR: This article has sought to place Stoll's evaluation of human helminthiasis in a contemporary setting and to address some of the questions he asked and to review aspects of current progress in the control ofhuman helminthsiasis.
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Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Nelumbo nucifera leaf extract and its larvicidal activity against malaria and filariasis vectors.
Thirunavukkarasu Santhoshkumar,Abdul Abdul Rahuman,Govindasamy Rajakumar,Sampath Marimuthu,Asokan Bagavan,Chidambaram Jayaseelan,Abdul Abduz Zahir,Gandhi Elango,Chinnaperumal Kamaraj +8 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that the leaf methanol, aqueous extracts of N. nucifera, and green synthesis of silver nanoparticles have the potential to be used as an ideal eco-friendly approach for the control of the A. subpictus and C. quinquefasciatus mosquito larvae.
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Global mapping of lymphatic filariasis
Edwin Michael,Donald A. P. Bundy +1 more
TL;DR: Focusing on mapping and analysis of case prevalence data at the global and regional levels, the authors show how mapping the geographical distribution is integral not only to assessing spatial patterns in the infection and disease distribution but also to stratifying endemic areas by infection and/or disease rate.
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The Major Surface Protein of Wolbachia Endosymbionts in Filarial Nematodes Elicits Immune Responses through TLR2 and TLR4
Norbert W. Brattig,Chiara Bazzocchi,Carsten J. Kirschning,Norbert Reiling,Dietrich W. Büttner,Fabrizio Ceciliani,Frank Geisinger,Hubertus Hochrein,Martin Ernst,Hermann Wagner,Claudio Bandi,Achim Hoerauf +11 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided that purified major Wolbachia surface protein (rWSP) acts as an inducer of the innate immune system through TLR2 and TLR4, and acquire characteristics of a typical microbial pathogen inducing immune responses via TLR 2 andTLR4.