Incidental diagnosis of subcutaneous filariasis with an unusual presentation in a non-endemic area—Need to worry?

Authors: Shivanee Sharma, Pooja S. Kala, Avneesh Malviya, Anjali Lakhani, Naveen Chandra

Source: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol 13, Iss 11, Pp 5370-5373 (2024)

Subject Terms: cytology, extra-lymphatic, fnac, forearm, india, microfilaria, wuchereria bancrofti, Medicine

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Relation: https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_533_24; https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4863; https://doaj.org/toc/2278-7135

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Molecular xenomonitoring of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in three different evaluation settings of lymphatic filariasis elimination programme in India

Authors: Venkatesan Vasuki, Kaliannagounder Krishnamoorthy, Swaminathan Subramanian, Candasamy Sadanandane, Ramalingam Balasubramaniyan, Neelavathi Sivagnaname, Veerappan Padmanaban, Balakrishnan Vijayakumar, Vinayagam Sundarraj, Chokkalingam Palaniswamy, Prameela Baral, Purushothaman Jambulingam

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 152, Iss , Pp 107807- (2025)

Subject Terms: Lymphatic filariasis, Wuchereria bancrofti, Culex quinquefasciatus, Molecular xenomonitoring, Transmission assessment survey, India, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971225000311; https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712

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Severe filarial chyluria Managed successfully with sclerotherapy: A case report from Sudan

Authors: Eltahir Ahmed Eltahir, Ghassan Mahmoud Mohammed Yousuf, Walyeldin Elnour Mohamed Elfakey, Moneer Ali Abdallah, Muna Mohammed Ahmed Hamid Ahmed

Source: Urology Case Reports, Vol 59, Iss , Pp 102961- (2025)

Subject Terms: Chyluria, Wuchereria bancrofti, Sclerotherapy, Povidone-iodine, Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology, RC870-923

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442025000324; https://doaj.org/toc/2214-4420

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Wuchereria bancrofti Lymphatic Filariasis, Barrancabermeja, Colombia, 2023

Authors: José A. Suárez, Jose A. Vargas-Soler, Laura Isabel Manosalva-Arciniegas, Stephanie Becerra-González, Angie L. Ramirez, Tatiana Cáceres, Nicolas Luna, Juan David Ramírez, Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 7, Pp 1398-1401 (2024)

Subject Terms: Wuchereria bancrofti, Colombia, lymphatic filariasis, parasites, nematodes, mosquito-borne, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/7/23-1363_article; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059

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Detection of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in mosquitoes in areas co-endemic with Brugia malayi in Balasore district, Odisha, India

Authors: Philip Raj Abraham, Balasubramaniyan Ramalingam, Priyadarshini Mohapatra, Kaliannagounder Krishnamoorthy, Sugeerappa Laxmanappa Hoti, Ashwani Kumar

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2024)

Subject Terms: Brugia malayi, Culex quinquefasciatus, Filariasis, Vector borne disease, Wuchereria bancrofti, Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Prevalence of elephantiasis, an overlooked disease in Southern Africa: a comprehensive review

Authors: Siphamandla Qhubekani Lamula, Elizabeth Bosede Aladejana, Emmanuel Adebowale Aladejana, Lisa Valencia Buwa-Komoreng

Source: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 30 (2024)

Subject Terms: Elephantiasis, Lymphatic filariasis, Wuchereria bancrofti, Southern Africa, Southern African Development Community (SADC), Prevalence, Sub-Saharan Africa, Mass drug administration (MDA), Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Toxicology. Poisons, RA1190-1270, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992024000100206&lng=en&tlng=en; http://www.scielo.br/pdf/jvatitd/v30/1678-9199-jvatitd-30-e20240007.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199

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Laboratory Comparison of Rapid Antigen Diagnostic Tests for Lymphatic Filariasis: STANDARD Q Filariasis Antigen Test (QFAT) Versus Bioline Filariasis Test Strip (FTS)

Authors: Patricia M. Graves, Jessica L. Scott, Alvaro Berg Soto, Antin Y. N. Widi, Maxine Whittaker, Colleen L. Lau, Kimberly Y. Won

Source: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 23 (2025)

Subject Terms: Filariasis, diagnostics, antigen, microfilaria, surveillance, Wuchereria bancrofti, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/10/1/23; https://doaj.org/toc/2414-6366

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A scoping review of lymphatic filariasis research in Zambia

Authors: Hugh Shirley, Adrienne M. Orriols, Dylan Hogan, Kingford Chimfwembe, Alinaswe Bwalya, Kaala Sibbuku, Janelle Lardizabal, Sophie Tillotson, Grace Grifferty, Philip Espinola Coombs, Richard Wamai

Source: Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, Vol 5 (2024)

Subject Terms: lymphatic filariasis, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), sub-Saharan Africa, Wuchereria bancrofti-parasite, vector-borne disease (VBD), mosquito borne disease, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fitd.2024.1449719/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2673-7515

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Distinguishing recrudescence from reinfection in lymphatic filariasisResearch in context

Authors: Young-Jun Choi, Kerstin Fischer, Aboulaye Méité, Benjamin G. Koudou, Peter U. Fischer, Makedonka Mitreva

Source: EBioMedicine, Vol 105, Iss , Pp 105188- (2024)

Subject Terms: Wuchereria bancrofti, Microfilariae, Sibship inference, Whole-genome amplification, Exome capture, Genomic epidemiology, Medicine, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396424002238; https://doaj.org/toc/2352-3964

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Entomological assessment in ‘hotspots’ of four lymphatic filariasis endemic districts, Central Nepal during post-MDA surveillance

Authors: Pramod Kumar Mehta, Mahendra Maharjan

Source: Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, Vol 61, Iss 1, Pp 136-142 (2024)

Subject Terms: culex, lymphatic filariasis, mda, vector, wuchereria bancrofti, xenomonitoring, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2024;volume=61;issue=1;spage=136;epage=142;aulast=Mehta; https://doaj.org/toc/0972-9062

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Genome-Wide Analysis Reveals Key Genes and MicroRNAs Related to Pathogenic Mechanism in Wuchereria bancrofti

Authors: Caoli Zhu, Yicheng Yan, Yaning Feng, Jiawei Sun, Mingdao Mu, Zhiyuan Yang

Source: Pathogens, Vol 13, Iss 12, p 1088 (2024)

Subject Terms: Wuchereria bancrofti, pathogenic mechanism, microRNA, genome-wide analysis, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/12/1088; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-0817

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Epidemiology of Lymphatic Filariasis Antigen and Microfilaria in Samoa, 2019: 7–9 Months Post Triple-Drug Mass Administration

Authors: Helen J. Mayfield, Harriet Lawford, Benn Sartorius, Patricia M. Graves, Sarah Sheridan, Therese Kearns, Shannon M. Hedtke, Katherine Gass, Take Naseri, Robert Thomsen, Colleen L. Lau

Source: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 9, Iss 12, p 311 (2024)

Subject Terms: lymphatic filariasis elimination, disease surveillance, Pacific region, Wuchereria bancrofti, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/9/12/311; https://doaj.org/toc/2414-6366

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Incidental diagnosis of microfilariae in urine in a case of prostatic carcinoma: A case report with a cytohistological correlation

Authors: Durre Aden, Prajwala Gupta, D S Chauhan

Source: Saudi Journal for Health Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 107-109 (2024)

Subject Terms: cytology, filariasis, prostatic carcinoma, wuchereria bancrofti, Medicine

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Relation: http://www.saudijhealthsci.org/article.asp?issn=2278-0521;year=2024;volume=13;issue=1;spage=107;epage=109;aulast=Aden; https://doaj.org/toc/2278-1900; https://doaj.org/toc/2278-0521

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First genome-wide association study for lymphatic filariasis in a West African population points to a human leukocyte antigen-mediated disease pathophysiology

Authors: Sandeep Grover, Vera S. Opoku, Linda B. Debrah, Carlo Maj, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Derrick A. Mensah, Achim Hoerauf, Alexander Y. Debrah, Johannes Schumacher, Kenneth Pfarr

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 133, Iss , Pp 1-4 (2023)

Subject Terms: Lymphatic filariasis, Wuchereria bancrofti, Genome-wide association study (GWAS), West African population, Lymphedema, Hydrocele, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223005374; https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712

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Predisposing Factors to Lymphatic Filariasis among Residents in Igbo-Eze North; an Endemic Area in Nigeria

Authors: Ifeoma Esther Aniaku, Grace Chinenye Onyishi, Chigozie Godwin Nwosu, Chiamaka Chimdalu Urama, Nicholas Arome Akobe, Olivia Olunna Nnawuihe, Chiazor Somachi Obodo

Source: Iranian Journal of Parasitology, Vol 16, Iss 4, Pp 663-671 (2021)

Subject Terms: lymphatic filariasis, nigeria, knowledge, epidemiology, wuchereria bancrofti, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/3000; https://doaj.org/toc/1735-7020; https://doaj.org/toc/2008-238X

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Recombinant antigens used as diagnostic tools for lymphatic filariasis

Authors: André Filipe Pastor, Maressa Rhuama Silva, Wagner José Tenório dos Santos, Tamisa Rego, Eduardo Brandão, Osvaldo Pompilio de-Melo-Neto, Abraham Rocha

Source: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)

Subject Terms: Wuchereria bancrofti, ELISA, Antibodies, Sensitivity, Specificity, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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

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MOSQUITO-BORNE PARASITES IN PATIENTS NEWLY INFECTED WITH HIV IN RELATIONSHIP WITH CD4 COUNT AND TNF ΑLPHA

Authors: Mathew Folaranmi Olaniyan

Source: Journal of Vocational Health Studies, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 58-64 (2021)

Subject Terms: mosquito, plasmodium spp., wuchereria bancrofti newly infected hiv patients cd4 count, tnfα, Medicine, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JVHS/article/view/27964; https://doaj.org/toc/2580-7161; https://doaj.org/toc/2580-717X

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Avaliação do kit Filaria Detect™ IgG4 produzido com o antígeno recombinante Wb123 para diagnóstico da filariose linfática no Brasil

Authors: Paula Fernanda A. S. Melo, Maria Almerice L. Silva, Maria Rosângela G. Oliveira, Josué Araújo, Amanda Fernandes, George Tadeu N. Diniz, Eduardo Brandão, Abraham Rocha, Maria Amélia Maciel

Source: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 45, Iss 87, Pp 1-5 (2021)

Subject Terms: filariose linfática, diagnóstico, anticorpos, wuchereria bancrofti, brasil, Medicine, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/54463; https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989; https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348

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Perilaku Mikrofilaria Brugia timori dan Wuchereria bancrofti pada Kasus Filariasis dengan Infeksi Campuran di Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya

Authors: Rais Yunarko, Yona Patanduk

Source: Jurnal Vektor Penyakit, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)

Subject Terms: microfilariae periodicity, wuchereria bancrofti, brugia timori, nocturnal periodics, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://ejournal2.litbang.kemkes.go.id/index.php/vektorp/article/view/3391; https://doaj.org/toc/1978-3647; https://doaj.org/toc/2354-8835

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Lymphatic filariasis, infection status in Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles species after six rounds of mass drug administration in Masasi District, Tanzania

Authors: Eliza Lupenza, Dinah B. Gasarasi, Omary M. Minzi

Source: Infectious Diseases of Poverty, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)

Subject Terms: Lymphatic filariasis, Wuchereria bancrofti, Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles funestus, Mass drug administration, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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

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