Revisiting the Loa loa microfilaremia thresholds above which serious adverse events may occur with ivermectin treatment.

Authors: Charlotte Boullé, Sébastien D Pion, Jacques Gardon, Nathalie Gardon-Wendel, Joël Fokom Domgue, Joseph Kamgno, Cédric B Chesnais, Michel Boussinesq

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 3, p e0012957 (2025)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Incidence of loiasis clinical manifestations in a rural area of the Republic of Congo: Results from a longitudinal prospective study (the MorLo project).

Authors: Jérémy T Campillo, Biam-Miveck Pakat-Pambou, Bachiratou Sahm, Sébastien D S Pion, Marlhand C Hemilembolo, Elodie Lebredonchel, Michel Boussinesq, François Missamou, Cédric B Chesnais

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 2, p e0012868 (2025)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Inflammation and hemostasis in loiasis before and after ivermectin treatment: A biological pilot cross-sectional study.

Authors: Tristan M Lepage, Narcisse Nzune-Toche, Lucie A Nkwengoua, Hugues C Nana-Djeunga, Sebastien D S Pion, Joseph Kamgno, Charlotte Boullé, Jérémy T Campillo, Michel Boussinesq, Claude T Tayou, Cédric B Chesnais

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 12, p e0012491 (2024)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Association between arterial stiffness and Loa loa microfilaremia in a rural area of the Republic of Congo: A population-based cross-sectional study (the MorLo project).

Authors: Jérémy T Campillo, Valentin Dupasquier, Elodie Lebredonchel, Ludovic G Rancé, Marlhand C Hemilembolo, Sébastien D S Pion, Michel Boussinesq, François Missamou, Antonia Perez Martin, Cédric B Chesnais

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 1, p e0011915 (2024)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0011915&type=printable; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Association between altered cognition and Loa loa microfilaremia: First evidence from a cross-sectional study in a rural area of the Republic of Congo.

Authors: Thomas Checkouri, François Missamou, Sebastien D S Pion, Paul Bikita, Marlhand C Hemilembolo, Michel Boussinesq, Cédric B Chesnais, Jérémy T Campillo

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 6, p e0011430 (2023)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Factors associated with variation in single-dose albendazole pharmacokinetics: A systematic review and modelling analysis.

Authors: Charles Whittaker, Cédric B Chesnais, Sébastien D S Pion, Joseph Kamgno, Martin Walker, Maria-Gloria Basáñez, Michel Boussinesq

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 10, p e0010497 (2022)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Historical overview and geographical distribution of neglected tropical diseases amenable to preventive chemotherapy in the Republic of the Congo: A systematic review.

Authors: Joseph A Ngatse, Gilbert Ndziessi, François Missamou, Rodrigue Kinouani, Marlhand Hemilembolo, Sébastien D Pion, Kirsten A Bork, Ange A Abena, Michel Boussinesq, Cédric B Chesnais

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 7, p e0010560 (2022)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Serious adverse reactions associated with ivermectin: A systematic pharmacovigilance study in sub-Saharan Africa and in the rest of the World.

Authors: Jérémy T Campillo, Michel Boussinesq, Sébastien Bertout, Jean-Luc Faillie, Cédric B Chesnais

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 4, p e0009354 (2021)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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The impact of four years of semiannual treatments with albendazole alone on lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections: A community-based study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Authors: Sébastien D S Pion, Cédric B Chesnais, Naomi P Awaca-Uvon, Johnny Vlaminck, Anlimou Abdou, Billy Kunyu-Shako, Godefroy Kuyangisa Simuna, Jean-Paul Tambwe, Gary J Weil, Michel Boussinesq

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 6, p e0008322 (2020)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/86614a77e1d64f18901e50004412232f

Towards elimination of lymphatic filariasis in southeastern Madagascar: Successes and challenges for interrupting transmission.

Authors: Andres Garchitorena, Estelle M Raza-Fanomezanjanahary, Sedera A Mioramalala, Cédric B Chesnais, Claude A Ratsimbasoa, Herinirina Ramarosata, Matthew H Bonds, Holivololona Rabenantoandro

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 9, p e0006780 (2018)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6160210?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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A multi-center field study of two point-of-care tests for circulating Wuchereria bancrofti antigenemia in Africa.

Authors: Cédric B Chesnais, Naomi-Pitchouna Awaca-Uvon, Fatoma K Bolay, Michel Boussinesq, Peter U Fischer, Lincoln Gankpala, Aboulaye Meite, François Missamou, Sébastien D Pion, Gary J Weil

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 9, p e0005703 (2017)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0005703&type=printable; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/36ed7b9ec6eb48e2b9e857bd2e247312

A case study of risk factors for lymphatic filariasis in the Republic of Congo

Authors: Cédric B Chesnais, François Missamou, Sébastien D Pion, Jean Bopda, Frédéric Louya, Andrew C Majewski, Peter U Fischer, Gary J Weil, Michel Boussinesq

Source: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2014)

Subject Terms: Africa, Congo, Filariasis, Epidemiology, Risk factors, Bed nets, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1756-3305

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/7866dca902ca44e7b14ca1cb4bb0af08

Performance of two serodiagnostic tests for loiasis in a Non-Endemic area.

Authors: Federico Gobbi, Dora Buonfrate, Michel Boussinesq, Cedric B Chesnais, Sebastien D Pion, Ronaldo Silva, Lucia Moro, Paola Rodari, Francesca Tamarozzi, Marco Biamonte, Zeno Bisoffi

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 5, p e0008187 (2020)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Association between Loa loa microfilaremia and anatomical hyposplenia in a rural area of the Republic of Congo: a population-based cross-sectional study

Authors: Charlotte Boullé, Elodie Lebredonchel, Jérémy T. Campillo, Valentin Dupasquier, Marlhand C. Hemilembolo, Sébastien D. S. Pion, Jean Claude Djontu, Ludovic Rancé, Philippe Souteyrand, François Missamou, Michel Boussinesq, Francine Ntoumi, Cédric B. Chesnais

Source: Infectious Diseases of Poverty, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2025)

Subject Terms: Loiasis, Spleen, Ultrasonographic examination, Malaria, Parasitic diseases, Splenomegaly, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2049-9957

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/7d0f8b1328074e1fbe89bc8e7397a506

Variability of Loa loa microfilarial counts in successive blood smears and its potential implication in drug-related serious adverse events

Authors: Tristan M. Lepage, Jérémy T. Campillo, Frédéric Louya, Paul Bikita, François Missamou, Marlhand C. Hemilembolo, Sébastien D. S. Pion, Michel Boussinesq, Cédric B. Chesnais

Source: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2024)

Subject Terms: Loiasis, Diagnosis, Variability, Microfilaremia, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1756-3305

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/2b2231c8d57f4fffb66b5e922e688b55

High parasite prevalence driven by the human-animal-environment interface: a One Health study in an urban area in southern of Chile

Authors: Daniel Sanhueza Teneo, Omar Cerna, Cédric B. Chesnais, David Cárdenas, Paula Camus

Source: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 12 (2025)

Subject Terms: parasites, zoonosis, public health, One Health, Chile, pathogens, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1536861/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2297-1769

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Loa loa and Mansonella perstans microfilaremia in the department of Lékoumou, Republic of Congo

Authors: Marlhand C. Hemilembolo, Jérémy T. Campillo, Ange Clauvel Niama, Sébastien D. S. Pion, François Missamou, Michel Boussinesq, Richard R. Bileckot, Cédric B. Chesnais

Source: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)

Subject Terms: Filariasis, Loa loa, Mansonella perstans, Parasitological survey, Republic of Congo, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1756-3305

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/ab460da045c1476797814c3aaf1710b9

Temporal variability of Loa loa microfilaraemia

Authors: Jérémy T. Campillo, Marlhand C. Hemilembolo, Frédéric Louya, Paul Bikita, Sébastien D. S. Pion, Michel Boussinesq, François Missamou, Cédric B. Chesnais

Source: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2023)

Subject Terms: Loa loa, Variability, Filariasis, Microfilaraemia, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1756-3305

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/51a2642b2d0e4a6e93c11f5240b98e0a

Factors associated with the periodicity of Loa loa microfilaremia in the Republic of the Congo

Authors: Jérémy T. Campillo, Frédéric Louya, Paul Bikita, François Missamou, Sébastien D. S. Pion, Michel Boussinesq, Cédric B. Chesnais

Source: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022)

Subject Terms: Loa loa, Microfilaremia, Periodicity, Temperature, Republic of the Congo, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1756-3305

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/4cf41096cc5e4fcc851b5ba8babbb9f1

Epilepsy in the Sanaga‐Mbam valley, an onchocerciasis‐endemic region in Cameroon: electroclinical and neuropsychological findings

Authors: Alexandre Morin, Maxime Guillaume, Leonard Ngarka, Godwin Y. Tatah, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Guillaume Wyart, Ghislain Nokam, Thierry Tchoumi, Mary Bello Nkinin, Wepnyu Y. Njamnshi, Eric‐Samuel Chokote, Michel Boussinesq, Robert Colebunders, Cédric B. Chesnais, Gilles Gargala, Dominique Parain, Alfred K. Njamnshi

Source: Epilepsia Open, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 513-527 (2021)

Subject Terms: onchocerciasis, epilepsy, neuropsychology, electrophysiology, nodding syndrome, Cameroon, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2470-9239

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/d1803f44c1d44ea2b66cb10f617d56d9