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Onchocerca volvulus transmission in the Mbam valley of Cameroon following 16 years of annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin, and the description of a new cytotype of Simulium squamosum.

• Authors : Hendy A; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. .; Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA. .

Subjects: Insect Vectors/Insect Vectors/Insect Vectors/*drug effects ; Insecticides/Insecticides/Insecticides/*pharmacology ; Ivermectin/Ivermectin/Ivermectin/*pharmacology

• Source: Parasites & vectors [Parasit Vectors] 2021 Nov 02; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 563. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 02.Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101462774 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1756-3305

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A Reevaluation of the Tolerability and Effects of Single-Dose Ivermectin Treatment on Onchocerca volvulus Microfilariae in the Skin and Eyes in Eastern Ghana.

• Authors : Opoku NO; School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.; Gyasi ME

Subjects: Anthelmintics/Anthelmintics/Anthelmintics/*therapeutic use ; Ivermectin/Ivermectin/Ivermectin/*therapeutic use ; Microfilariae/Microfilariae/Microfilariae/*drug effects

• Source: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene [Am J Trop Med Hyg] 2021 Nov 29; Vol. 106 (2), pp. 740-745. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 29.Publisher: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0370507 Publication Model: Electronic Cited

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Differential susceptibility of Onchocerca volvulus microfilaria to ivermectin in two areas of contrasting history of mass drug administration in Cameroon: relevance of microscopy and molecular techniques for the monitoring of skin microfilarial repopulation within six months of direct observed treatment.

• Authors : Abong RA; Parasites and Vector Research Unit (PAVRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon.; Research Foundation in Tropical Diseases and Environment (REFOTDE), P.O. Box 474, Buea, Cameroon.

Subjects: Antiparasitic Agents/Antiparasitic Agents/Antiparasitic Agents/*therapeutic use ; Ivermectin/Ivermectin/Ivermectin/*therapeutic use ; Onchocerca volvulus/Onchocerca volvulus/Onchocerca volvulus/*physiology

• Source: BMC infectious diseases [BMC Infect Dis] 2020 Oct 02; Vol. 20 (1), pp. 726. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 02.Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968551 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2334

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Single dose moxidectin versus ivermectin for Onchocerca volvulus infection in Ghana, Liberia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a randomised, controlled, double-blind phase 3 trial.

• Authors : Opoku NO; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana.; Bakajika DK

Subjects: Onchocerca volvulus*; Anthelmintics/Anthelmintics/Anthelmintics/*administration & dosage ; Ivermectin/Ivermectin/Ivermectin/*administration & dosage

• Source: Lancet (London, England) [Lancet] 2018 Oct 06; Vol. 392 (10154), pp. 1207-1216. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jan 18.Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 2985213R Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1474-547X

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Operational Performance of the Onchocerca volvulus "OEPA" Ov16 ELISA Serological Assay in Mapping, Guiding Decisions to Stop Mass Drug Administration, and Posttreatment Surveillance Surveys.

• Authors : Richards FO; The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia.; Katabarwa M

Subjects: Mass Drug Administration* ; Onchocerca volvulus*; Ivermectin/Ivermectin/Ivermectin/*administration & dosage

• Source: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene [Am J Trop Med Hyg] 2018 Sep; Vol. 99 (3), pp. 749-752. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 12.Publisher: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0370507 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited

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Onchocerca volvulus infection among ivermectin-treated population in a rural setting in Edo State, Nigeria.

• Authors : Akinbo, Frederick (AUTHOR); Olawale, Joseph (AUTHOR); Omoregie, Richard (AUTHOR)

Subjects: ONCHOCERCA volvulus; RURAL population; ONCHOCERCIASISNIGERIA; WEST Africa

• Source: Saudi Journal for Health Sciences. Jan-Apr2021, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p65-69. 5p.

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Genome-wide analysis of ivermectin response by Onchocerca volvulus reveals that genetic drift and soft selective sweeps contribute to loss of drug sensitivity.

• Authors : Doyle SR; Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.; Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Subjects: Drug Resistance* ; Gene Expression Profiling* ; Genetic Drift*

• Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2017 Jul 26; Vol. 11 (7), pp. e0005816. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jul 26 (Print Publication: 2017).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101291488 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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Post-elimination surveillance in formerly onchocerciasis endemic focus in Southern Mexico.

• Authors : Fernández-Santos NA; Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México.; Unnasch TR

Subjects: Onchocerca volvulus* ; Population Surveillance*; Ivermectin/Ivermectin/Ivermectin/*therapeutic use

• Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2020 Jan 30; Vol. 14 (1), pp. e0008008. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jan 30 (Print Publication: 2020).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101291488 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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Onchocerca volvulus infection in Tihama region - west of Yemen: Continuing transmission in ivermectin-targeted endemic foci and unveiled endemicity in districts with previously unknown status.

• Authors : Mahdy MAK; Tropical Disease Research Center, University of Science and Technology, Sana'a, Yemen.; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen.

Subjects: Immunoglobulin G/Immunoglobulin G/Immunoglobulin G/*blood ; Ivermectin/Ivermectin/Ivermectin/*therapeutic use ; Onchocerca volvulus/Onchocerca volvulus/Onchocerca volvulus/*drug effects

• Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2018 Mar 05; Vol. 12 (3), pp. e0006329. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Mar 05 (Print Publication: 2018).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101291488 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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