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Soil-transmitted helminth infections in free-ranging non-human primates from Cameroon and Gabon by Sirima, C, Bizet, C, Hamou, H, Červená, B, Lemarcis, T, Esteban, A, Peeters, M, Mpoudi Ngole, E, Mombo, I M, Liégeois, F, Petrželková, K J, Boussinesq, M, Locatelli, S

“…Zoonotic diseases are a serious threat to both public health and animal conservation. Most non-human primates (NHP) are facing the threat of forest loss and…”
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Onchocerciasis control: biological research is still needed by Boussinesq, M.

“…Achievements obtained by the onchocerciasis control programmes should not lead to a relaxation in the biological research on Onchocerca volvulus. Issues such…”
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Relationship between onchocerciasis and epilepsy: a matched case-control study in the Mbam Valley, Republic of Cameroon by Boussinesq, M., Pion, S.D.S., Demanga-Ngangue, Kamgno, J.

“…Studies conducted during the past 10 years to investigate the possible relationship between onchocerciasis and epilepsy have led to contradictory results. In…”
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The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control: impact on onchocercal skin disease by Ozoh, G. A., Murdoch, M. E., Bissek, A‐C., Hagan, M., Ogbuagu, K., Shamad, M., Braide, E. I., Boussinesq, M., Noma, M. M., Murdoch, I. E., Sékétéli, A., Amazigo, U. V.

“…Summary Objectives  To assess the long‐term impact of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control on itching and onchocercal skin disease (OSD). Methods …”
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Do helminths cause epilepsy? The case of Onchocerca volvulus by KAISER, C, PION, S, BOUSSINESQ, M

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Loiasis by Boussinesq, M.

“…Loiasis affects millions of individuals living in the forest and savannah regions of Central Africa. In some areas, this disease constitutes one of the most…”
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Concurrence of dermatological and ophthalmological morbidity in onchocerciasis by Coffeng, L.E., Fobi, G., Ozoh, G., Bissek, A.C., Nlatté, B.O., Enyong, P., Olinga Olinga, J.M., Zouré, H.G.M., Habbema, J.D.F., Stolk, W.A., de Vlas, S.J., Boussinesq, M., Noma, M.

“…Prevalence of skin and eye disorders in African onchocerciasis (river blindness) is well documented. However, less is known about their joint occurrence…”
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Review of epidemiological studies searching for a relationship between onchocerciasis and epilepsy by Druet-Cabanac, M, Boussinesq, M, Dongmo, L, Farnarier, G, Bouteille, B, Preux, P M

“…A review and a meta-analysis of the available epidemiological literature for evidence of an association between onchocerciasis infection and epilepsy were…”
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Onchocerciasis modulates the immune response to mycobacterial antigens by STEWART, G. R, BOUSSINESQ, M, COULSON, T, ELSON, L, NUTMAN, T, BRADLEY, J. E

“…Chronic helminth infection induces a type‐2 cellular immune response. In contrast to this, mycobacterial infections commonly induce a type‐1 immune response…”
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Cytokine response profiles predict species-specific infection patterns in human GI nematodes by Jackson, J.A., Turner, J.D., Rentoul, L., Faulkner, H., Behnke, J.M., Hoyle, M., Grencis, R.K., Else, K.J., Kamgno, J., Bradley, J.E., Boussinesq, M.

“…This study investigated associations between pre-treatment cytokine expression and infection patterns, before and after de-worming, in humans exposed to two…”
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Genetic polymorphism of the beta-tubulin gene of Onchocerca volvulus in ivermectin naïve patients from Cameroon, and its relationship with fertility of the worms by Bourguinat, C, Pion, S D S, Kamgno, J, Gardon, J, Gardon-Wendel, N, Duke, B O L, Prichard, R K, Boussinesq, M

“…Observations of low response of patients infected with Onchocerca volvulus to ivermectin suggest that the parasite may be under a selection process toward…”
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Microfilarial distribution of Loa loa in the human host: population dynamics and epidemiological implications by Pion, S D S, Filipe, J A N, Kamgno, J, Gardon, J, Basáñez, M-G, Boussinesq, M

“…Severe adverse events (SAEs) following ivermectin treatment may occur in people harbouring high Loa loa microfilarial (mf) densities. In the context of mass…”
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Co-infection with Onchocerca volvulus and Loa loa microfilariae in central Cameroon: are these two species interacting? by Pion, S D S, Clarke, P, Filipe, J A N, Kamgno, J, Gardon, J, Basáñez, M-G, Boussinesq, M

“…Ivermectin treatment may induce severe adverse reactions in some individuals heavily infected with Loa loa. This hampers the implementation of mass ivermectin…”
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Effect of a single dose (600 mg) of albendazole on Loa loa microfilaraemia by Kamgno, J, Boussinesq, M

“…The problem of Loa-encephalopathy, which may occur after ivermectin treatment of patients harbouring high Loa microfilarial loads, might be solved if one could…”
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Impact of four years of large-scale ivermectin treatment with low therapeutic coverage on the transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in the Mbam valley focus, central Cameroon by Pion, S.D.S, Clément, M.C.A, Boussinesq, M

“…The extent to which ivermectin treatments have an impact on onchocerciasis transmission is a matter of some concern. We investigated this issue in the Mbam…”
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Profile of eye lesions and vision loss: a cross‐sectional study in Lusambo, a forest–savanna area hyperendemic for onchocerciasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Kayembe, D. L., Kasonga, D. L., Kayembe, P. K., Mwanza, J.‐C. K., Boussinesq, M.

“…Summary objective  To determine baseline data regarding eye lesions and vision loss in five villages of Lusambo, an onchocerciasis‐hyperendemic forest–savanna…”
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Efficacy of repeated doses of ivermectin against Mansonella perstans by Gardon, J., Kamgno, J., Gardon-Wendel, N., Demanga-Ngangue, Duke, B.O.L., Boussinesq, M.

“…Treatment of Mansonella perstans infection, although seldom necessary, is difficult. In a 3 year's trial of normal and high-dose annual and 3-monthly…”
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A controlled prospective trial of the prophylactic effect of a single dose of ivermectin against Onchocerca volvulus by Boussinesq, M, Chippaux, J P

“…A clinical trial was conducted in Cameroon in order to evaluate in humans the possible effect of a single dose of ivermectin (150 micrograms per kg) on the…”
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Genetic epidemiology of host predisposition microfilaraemia in human loiasis by Garcia, A., Abel, L., Cot, M., Richard, P., Ranque, S., Feingold, J., Demenais, F., Boussinesq, M., Chippaux, J‐P.

“…Summary Evidence is accumulating from experimental and human studies that genetic factors are involved both in the control of infectious diseases and in the…”
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Neoplastic change in Onchocerca volvulus and its relation to ivermectin treatment by Duke, B O L, Marty, A M, Peett, D L, Gardo, J, Pion, S D S, Kamgno, J, Boussinesq, M

“…A pleomorphic neoplasm (PN) is described from sections of Onchocerca volvulus worms in nodules excised from Cameroonian patients. PN is confined to older,…”
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