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Comparative analysis of a chemotherapy effect on the cuticular surface of Wuchereria bancrofti adult worms in vivo by Oliveira-Menezes, A, Lins, R, Norões, J, Dreyer, G, Lanfredi, R. M

“…Wuchereria bancrofti is the main species responsible for human lymphatic filariasis and remains a major public health problem in tropical countries around the…”
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Ultrastructural analysis of Wuchereria bancrofti (Nematoda: Filarioidea) body wall by Oliveira-Menezes, A., Norões, J., Dreyer, G., Lanfredi, R.M.

“…Bancroftian filariasis constitutes the principal mosquito-borne nematode infection of humans and the surface of adult of Wuchereria bancrofti seems to be…”
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Bancroftian filariasis in a paediatric population: an ultrasonographic study by Dreyer, G., Norões, J., Addiss, D., Santos, A., Medeiros, Z., Figueredo-Silva, J.

“…Little is known about lymphatic filariasis or the anatomical location of adult Wuchereria bancrofti in children. Seventy-eight children from Greater Recife, 23…”
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Evaluation of the Og4C3 ELISA in Wuchereria bancrofti infection: infected persons with undetectable or ultra‐low microfilarial densities by Rocha, A., Addiss, D., Ribeiro, M. E., NoroTes, J., Baliza, M., Medeiros, Z., Dreyer, G.

“…Summary The recently developed Og4C3 ELISA, which detects circulating Wuchereria bancrofti antigen, appears promising for use in epidemiological surveys, but…”
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Pathogenesis of Lymphatic Disease in Bancroftian Filariasis:: A Clinical Perspective by Dreyer, G., Norões, J., Figueredo-Silva, J., Piessens, W.F.

“…The pathogenesis of lymphatic filariasis has been a matter of debate for many decades. Here, Gerusa Dreyer and colleagues propose a dynamic model of…”
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Scanning Electron Microscopy of Adult Wuchereria bancrofti (Nematoda: Filarioidea) by Ana C. G. Araujo, Figueredo-Silva, J., Souto-Padrón, T., Dreyer, G., Norões, J., De Souza, W.

“…Despite the great importance of Wuchereria bancrofti in causing human lymphatic filariasis, only conventional morphological studies have been completed with…”
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Sex ratio of Wuchereria bancrofti in surgical specimens from an endemic area of Brazil by Figueredo-Silva, J., Norões, J., Addiss, D., Dreyer, G.

“…The sex ratio of adult Wuchereria bancrofti from 172 histologically diagnosed cases of lymphatic filariasis, all from an endemic area of Recife, in…”
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The histopathology of bancroftian filariasis revisited: the role of the adult worm in the lymphatic-vessel disease by Figueredo-Silva, J., Norões, J., Cedenho, A., Dreyer, G.

“…Although morphology is generally limited to static images, the histopathological features of bancroftian lymphatic disease are presented here in a way that is…”
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New insights into the natural history and pathology of bancroftian filariasis: implications for clinical management and filariasis control programmes by Dreyer, Gerusa, Norões, Joaquim, Figueredo-Silva, José

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Assessment of the efficacy of diethylcarbamazine on adult Wuchereria bancrofti in vivo by Norões, Joaquim, Dreyer, Gerusa, Santos, Abiel, Mendes, Veronica G., Medeiros, Zulma, Addiss, David

“…To assess directly the effect of various doses of diethylcarbamazine (DEC) on adult Wuchereria bancrofti, 31 infected men were randomly assigned to receive an…”
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Ultrasonographic evidence of abnormal lymphatic vessels in young men with adult Wuchereria bancrofti infection in the scrotal area by Norões, J, Addiss, D, Santos, A, Medeiros, Z, Coutinho, A, Dreyer, G

“…We determined the prevalence and magnitude of dilatation of the lymphatic vessels of the spermatic cord in men infected with Wuchereria bancrofti, which is…”
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The silent burden of sexual disability associated with lymphatic filariasis by Dreyer, Gerusa, Norões, Joaquim, Addiss, David

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Live adult worms detected by ultrasonography in human Bancroftian filariasis by Amaral, F, Dreyer, G, Figueredo-Silva, J, Noroes, J, Cavalcanti, A, Samico, S C, Santos, A, Coutinho, A

“…Ultrasonographic examination of the scrotal area was performed in 14 asymptomatic individuals with bancroftian filariasis and microfilaremia. While in seven…”
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Proposed panel of diagnostic criteria, including the use of ultrasound, to refine the concept of ‘endemic normals’ in lymphatic filariasis by Dreyer, G., Santos, A., Noroes, J., Addiss, D.

“…Summary Although living adult Wuchereria bancrofti worms can be detected by ultrasound examination of the scrotal area in approximately 80% of men infected…”
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Occurrence of living adult Wuchereria bancrofti in the scrotal area of men with microfilaraemia by Norões, Joaqim, Addiss, David, Amaral, Fernando, Coutinho, Amaury, Medeiros, Zulma, Dreyer, Gerusa

“…To determine the frequency with which living adult Wuchereria bancrofti can be detected by ultrasound in the scrotal area of men with filarial infection, we…”
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Ultrasonographic assessment of the adulticidal efficacy of repeat high‐dose ivermectin in bancroftian filariasis by Dreyer, G., Addiss, D., Noroes, J., Amaral, F., Rocha, A., Coutinho, A.

“…Summary Since diethylcarbamazine, the drug recommended for treatment of lymphatic filariasis, seems only partially effective against the adult worm, intense…”
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Direct assessment in vivo of the efficacy of combined single-dose ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine against adult Wuchereria bancrofti by Dreyer, Gerusa, Addiss, David, Santos, Abiel, Figueredo-Silva, Jose, Norões, Joaquim

“…When ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine (DEC) are given simultaneously in a single dose to persons with Wuchereria bancrofti infection, the resulting…”
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Detection of living adult Wuchereria bancrofti in a patient with tropical pulmonary eosinophilia by Dreyer, G, Norões, J, Rocha, A, Addiss, D

“…Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE) is a relatively unusual and diagnostically challenging manifestation of infection with Wuchereria bancrofti. The…”
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A new tool to assess the adulticidal efficacy in vivo of antifilarial drugs for bancroftian filariasis by Dreyer, G, Amaral, F, Norões, J, Medeiros, Z, Addiss, D

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Pathogenesis of Lymphatic Disease in Bancroftian Filariasis by Dreyer, G., Norões, J., Figueredo-Silva, J., Piessens, W.F.

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