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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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Amicrofilaraemic carriers of adult Wuchereria bancrofti by Dreyer, Gerusa, Santos, Abiel, Norões, Joaquim, Rocha, Abraham, Addiss, David

“…To determine the extent to which Wuchereria bancrofti infections can be detected in asymptomatic amicrofilaraemic men in Greater Recife, Brazil, we studied 100…”
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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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Immunocytochemical localization and distribution of human albumin in Wuchereria bancrofti adult worms by Peixoto, C A, Norões, J, Rocha, A, Dreyer, G

“…To determine whether albumin is present on adult worms of Wuchereria bancrofti, thin sections of resin-embedded parasites were incubated with a specific…”
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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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Histological evidence for adulticidal effect of low doses of diethylcarbamazine in bancroftian filariasis by Figueredo-Silva, José, Jungmann, Patricia, Norões, Joaquim, Piessens, Willy F., Coutinho, Amaury, Brito, Carlos, Rocha, Abraham, Dreyer, Gerusa

“…The ability of diethylcarbamazine (DEC) to kill adult Wuchereria bancrofti worms was evaluated by examining lymphatic nodules formed after treatment with 4…”
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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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Intrascrotal Nodules in Adult Men as a Marker for Filarial Granuloma in a Bancroftian Filariasis-Endemic Area by Noroes, Joaquim, Figueredo-Silva, Jose, Dreyer, Gerusa

“…A retrospective study was undertaken in Recife, Brazil to evaluate the specificity of intrascrotal nodules detected by physical examination as a marker of dead…”
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Does longevity of adult Wuchereria bancrofti increase with decreasing intensity of parasite transmission? Insights from clinical observations by Dreyer, Gerusa, Addiss, David, Norões, Joaquim

“…To interrupt transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti, a parasite that causes lymphatic filariasis, mass treatment of at-risk populations with antifilarial drugs…”
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