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10 years of mectizan donation

scientific article published on January 1, 1997

A Second Population-Based Cohort Study in Cameroon Confirms the Temporal Relationship Between Onchocerciasis and Epilepsy

scientific article published on 02 June 2020

A Test-and-Not-Treat Strategy for Onchocerciasis Elimination in Loa loa-coendemic Areas: Cost Analysis of a Pilot in the Soa Health District, Cameroon

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

A Test-and-Not-Treat Strategy for Onchocerciasis in Loa loa-Endemic Areas

scientific article

A case study of risk factors for lymphatic filariasis in the Republic of Congo

scientific article

A cocktail of recombinant Onchocerca volvulus antigens for serologic diagnosis with the potential to predict the endemicity of onchocerciasis infection

scientific article published on 01 December 1998

A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.

scientific article published in December 2012

A comparison of cellular and humoral immune responses to trichuroid derived antigens in human trichuriasis

article

A controlled prospective trial of the prophylactic effect of a single dose of ivermectin against Onchocerca volvulus

scientific article published in September 2001

A controlled trial to assess the effect of quinine, chloroquine, amodiaquine, and artesunate on Loa loa microfilaremia

scientific article

A multi-center field study of two point-of-care tests for circulating Wuchereria bancrofti antigenemia in Africa

scientific article published on 11 September 2017

A new powerful drug to combat river blindness

scientific article published on 17 January 2018

A new zoonosis of the cerebrospinal fluid of man probably caused by Meningonema peruzzii, a filaria of the central nervous system of Cercopithecidae

scientific article published in June 1995

A possible case of spontaneous Loa loa encephalopathy associated with a glomerulopathy

scientific article (publication date: 10 May 2006)

A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of the effects of ivermectin at normal and high doses, given annually or three-monthly, against Onchocerca volvulus: ophthalmological results

scientific article published in April 2005

Absence of an association between Plasmodium falciparum infection and post-ivermectin Loa-related non-neurologic serious adverse events

scientific article published on 13 January 2014

Acquisition of immunity in a zone of endemic malaria (the Sudan-Sahelian savannah)

scientific article published in March 1988

Adverse systemic reactions to treatment of onchocerciasis with ivermectin at normal and high doses given annually or three-monthly

scientific article

African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC): sociological study in three foci of central Africa before the implementation of treatments with ivermectin (Mectizan).

scientific article published on 11 April 2007

Age- and infection intensity-dependent cytokine and antibody production in human trichuriasis: the importance of IgE.

scientific article

Allergen-specific IgE and IgG4 are markers of resistance and susceptibility in a human intestinal nematode infection

scientific article

Alternative treatment strategies to accelerate the elimination of onchocerciasis

scientific article published in March 2018

Analysis of nematode motion using an improved light-scatter based system

scientific article (publication date: February 2015)

Analysis of the mdr-1 gene in patients co-infected with Onchocerca volvulus and Loa loa who experienced a post-ivermectin serious adverse event

scientific article

Analysis of the prevention of post-ivermectin Loa loa encephalopathy by administration of initial low dose

scientific article published on January 2000

Antibody responses in onchocerciasis as a function of age and infection intensity

scientific article published in September 2001

Associations between filarial and gastrointestinal nematodes

Atypical Clinical Manifestations of Loiasis and Their Relevance for Endemic Populations

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Case report: Loiasis with peripheral nerve involvement and spleen lesions

scientific article

Case-control studies on the relationship between onchocerciasis and epilepsy: systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Challenges for the future: loiasis

scientific article

Clinical picture, epidemiology and outcome of Loa-associated serious adverse events related to mass ivermectin treatment of onchocerciasis in Cameroon

scientific article published on January 2003

Co-infection with Onchocerca volvulus and Loa loa microfilariae in central Cameroon: are these two species interacting?

scientific article published on 10 February 2006

Community-based door to door census of suspected people living with epilepsy: empowering community drug distributors to improve the provision of care to rural communities in Cameroon

scientific article published on 05 June 2020

Concurrence of dermatological and ophthalmological morbidity in onchocerciasis

scientific article published on 17 February 2012

Contribution of mectizan to the control of onchocerciasis. Effect on transmission after 8 years of treatment

scientific article published on January 1, 1998

Control of onchocerciasis with ivermectin: results of a mass campaign in northern Cameroon

scientific article published on January 1991

Country wide rapid epidemiological mapping of onchocerciasis (REMO) in Cameroon

scientific article published on 01 June 1997

Country-wide rapid epidemiological mapping of onchocerciasis (REMO) in Cameroon

scientific article published in 1997

Cytokine response profiles predict species-specific infection patterns in human GI nematodes

article

Decreased prevalence and intensity of Loa loa infection in a community treated with ivermectin every three months for two years

scientific article published in July 1996

Demographic impact of epilepsy in Africa: results of a 10-year cohort study in a rural area of Cameroon

scientific article published in July 2003

Density-dependent processes in the transmission of human onchocerciasis: intensity of microfilariae in the skin and their uptake by the simuliid host

scientific article

Detection of DNA of filariae closely related to Mansonella perstans in faecal samples from wild non-human primates from Cameroon and Gabon

scientific article published on 16 June 2020

Detection of a Larva of Armillifer armillatus in a Potto (Perodicticus potto) from the Republic of the Congo

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

scientific article (publication date: 15 December 2012)

Do helminths cause epilepsy? The case of Onchocerca volvulus

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Dynamics of Onchocerca volvulus microfilarial densities after ivermectin treatment in an ivermectin-naïve and a multiply treated population from Cameroon

scientific article

Effect of 3 years of biannual mass drug administration with albendazole on lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections: a community-based study in Republic of the Congo

scientific article published on 31 March 2017

Effect of a Single Standard Dose (150-200 μg/kg) of Ivermectin on Microfilaremia: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

scientific article published on 11 January 2019

Effect of a single dose (600 mg) of albendazole on Loa loa microfilaraemia

scientific article

Effect of repeated ivermectin treatments on ocular onchocerciasis: evaluation after six to eight doses

scientific article published in December 1999

Effect of repeated treatments with ivermectin on the incidence of onchocerciasis in northern Cameroon.

scientific article published in July 1995

Effect of single-dose ivermectin on Onchocerca volvulus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on May 2008

Effects of a 3-day regimen of albendazole (800 mg daily) on Loa loa microfilaraemia

scientific article published in October 2002

Effects of an injectable long-acting formulation of ivermectin on Onchocerca ochengi in zebu cattle

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Effects of standard and high doses of ivermectin on adult worms of Onchocerca volvulus: a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published in July 2002

Efficacy of repeated doses of ivermectin against Mansonella perstans

scientific article published in May 2002

Encephalopathy after ivermectin treatment in a patient infected with Loa loa and Plasmodium spp.

scientific article

Enteroaggregative <i>Escherichia coli</i>: a public health hazard in Yaoundé, Cameroon?

scientific article published in 2008

Entomologic study of loaiasis transmission in the Lekie area (Cameroon)

scientific article published in November 2001

Entomologic study on the transmission of onchocerciasis in a forest-savanna transition area of Cameroon

scientific article published on January 1, 1998

Entomological evaluation of ivermectin mass treatment against onchocerciasis

scientific article published in October 1993

Epidemiological study of Paragonimus sp. in south Cameroon

scientific article published on March 1995

Epidemiology of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in the Mbam and Sanaga river valleys of Cameroon: impact of more than 13 years of ivermectin

scientific article published on 03 December 2018

Epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic areas: systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based surveys

scientific article

Epilepsy in the Sanaga‐Mbam valley, an onchocerciasis‐endemic region in Cameroon: electroclinical and neuropsychological findings

scientific article published in 2021

Erythropoietin for treating post-ivermectin Loa-related serious adverse events?

scientific article published on 29 October 2009

Evaluation of the diethylcarbamazine patch to evaluate onchocerciasis endemicity in Central Africa

scientific article published in January 2007

Excess mortality associated with blindness in the onchocerciasis focus of the Mbam Valley, Cameroon

scientific article published on 01 March 2002

Excess mortality associated with loiasis: a retrospective population-based cohort study

scientific article

Experimental studies on the transmission of Onchocerca volvulus by its vector in the Sanaga valley (Cameroon): Simulium squamosum B. Intake of microfilariae and their migration to the haemocoel of the vector

scientific article

Familial Aggregation and Heritability of Wuchereria bancrofti Infection

scientific article published on 26 May 2016

Familial aggregation and heritability of Loa loa microfilaremia

scientific article published on 10 October 2017

Feasibility of onchocerciasis elimination using a "test-and-not-treat" strategy in Loa loa co-endemic areas

scientific article published on 08 December 2020

Filariasis control: entry point for other helminthiasis control programs?

scientific article published on August 2006

Follow-up of Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura infections in children living in a community treated with ivermectin at 3-monthly intervals

scientific article published in June 2001

Genetic epidemiology of host predisposition microfilaraemia in human loiasis

scientific article published on August 1999

Genetic heterogeneity in Loa loa parasites from southern Cameroon: A preliminary study

scientific article

Genetic polymorphism of the beta-tubulin gene of Onchocerca volvulus in ivermectin naïve patients from Cameroon, and its relationship with fertility of the worms

scientific article published on 3 October 2005

Genetic selection of low fertile Onchocerca volvulus by ivermectin treatment

scientific article

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

scholarly article

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

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

research work

Genomic Epidemiology in Filarial Nematodes: Transforming the Basis for Elimination Program Decisions

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Geographical determinants of onchocerciasis transmission in a forest/savannah transition zone : two villages of the mbam focus

scientific article

Head nodding syndrome and river blindness: a parasitologic perspective

scientific article published in October 2009

How can onchocerciasis elimination in Africa be accelerated? Modeling the impact of increased ivermectin treatment frequency and complementary vector control

research work

Human infection patterns and heterogeneous exposure in river blindness.

scientific article

Human onchocerciasis in Africa

scientific article published on January 1, 1997

Hyperendemic loaiasis in the Tikar plain, shrub savanna region of Cameroon

scientific article

Identifying sub-optimal responses to ivermectin in the treatment of River Blindness

scientific article published on 17 September 2009

Impact of 19 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin on epilepsy burden in a hyperendemic onchocerciasis area in Cameroon

scientific article published on 19 March 2019

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

scientific article published in September 2004

Impact of repeated ivermectin treatments against onchocerciasis on the transmission of loiasis: an entomologic evaluation in central Cameroon

scientific article published on 27 September 2013

Impact of repeated large scale ivermectin treatments on the transmission of Loa loa.

scientific article

Implications for annual retesting after a test-and-not-treat strategy for onchocerciasis elimination in areas co-endemic with Loa loa infection: an observational cohort study

scientific article published on 31 October 2019

Imported loiasis in Italy: an analysis of 100 cases

scientific article published on August 2014

Individual host factors associated with Onchocerca volvulus microfilarial densities 15, 80 and 180 days after a first dose of ivermectin

scientific article

Individual risk of post-ivermectin serious adverse events in subjects infected with <i>Loa loa</i>

scientific article published on 10 October 2020

Individuals living in an onchocerciasis focus and treated three-monthly with ivermectin develop fewer new onchocercal nodules than individuals treated annually

scientific article published on 15 May 2020

Intensity of intestinal infection with multiple worm species is related to regulatory cytokine output and immune hyporesponsiveness

scientific article published in April 2008

Ivermectin

scientific article published on January 2005

Ivermectin-based control of onchocerciasis in northern Cameroon: individual factors influencing participation in community treatment.

scientific article

Knowledge/perception and attitude/practices of populations of two first-line communities of the Centre Region of Cameroon regarding onchocerciasis and black fly nuisance and bio-ecology

scientific article published in 2021

Loa loa Microfilariae in Skin Snips: Consequences for Onchocerciasis Monitoring and Evaluation in L. loa-Endemic Areas

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Loa loa microfilarial periodicity in ivermectin-treated patients: comparison between those developing and those free of serious adverse events

scientific article published in December 2009

Loiasis

scientific article published on December 2006

Loiasis: New Epidemiologic Insights and Proposed Treatment Strategy ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

Loiasis: the individual factors associated with the presence of microfilaraemia

scientific article published in July 2005

Long-term effect of a single dose of ivermectin on skin microfilarial density in an endemic onchocerciasis area of North Cameroon

scientific article published in September 1993

Longitudinal survey of Loa loa filariasis in southern Cameroon: long-term stability and factors influencing individual microfilarial status

scientific article published in April 1995

Lymphatic vascularisation and involvement of Lyve-1+ macrophages in the human onchocerca nodule

scientific article

Macrofilaricidal Efficacy of Repeated Doses of Ivermectin for the Treatment of River Blindness

scientific article published on 19 July 2017

Mapping the distribution of Loa loa in Cameroon in support of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control

scientific article

Marked decrease in Loa loa microfilaraemia six and twelve months after a single dose of ivermectin

scientific article published in September 1997

Measurement of Circulating Filarial Antigen Levels in Human Blood with a Point-of-Care Test Strip and a Portable Spectrodensitometer

scientific article published on 25 April 2016

Microfilariae Classification Using Multiple Classifiers for Color and Shape Features

article

Microfilarial distribution of Loa loa in the human host: population dynamics and epidemiological implications

scientific article published in July 2006

Model-Based Geostatistical Mapping of the Prevalence of Onchocerca volvulus in West Africa

scientific article published on 15 January 2016

Neoplastic change in Onchocerca volvulus and its relation to ivermectin treatment

scientific article published in November 2002

Occurrence of onchocerciasis in subjects coming from non-endemic areas and migrating to a hyperendemic area

scientific article published in January 1998

Ocular findings after ivermectin treatment of patients with high Loa loa microfilaremia

scientific article

Ocular findings after ivermectin treatment of patients with high Loa loa microfilaremia

Onchocera volvulus: characterization of a highly immunogenic Gln-rich protein.

scientific article

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

scientific article published in 2021

Onchocerca volvulus: striking decrease in transmission in the Vina valley (Cameroon) after eight annual large scale ivermectin treatments

scientific article published in January 1997

Onchocerciasis control: biological research is still needed

scientific article published on September 2008

Onchocerciasis in the area of Lastourville, Gabon. Clinical and entomological aspects

scientific article published in October 2006

Onchocerciasis modulates the immune response to mycobacterial antigens

scientific article

Onchocerciasis, cysticercosis, and epilepsy

scientific article published on 01 November 2008

Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy - Authors' reply

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Onchocerciasis-related epilepsy? Prospects at a time of uncertainty

scientific article

Onchocerciasis: the pre-control association between prevalence of palpable nodules and skin microfilariae

scientific article

Operationalization of the test and not treat strategy to accelerate the elimination of onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis in Central Africa

scientific article published in March 2018

P-glycoprotein-like protein, a possible genetic marker for ivermectin resistance selection in Onchocerca volvulus

scientific article

Parasitological efficacy of repeated treatments with ivermectin in an onchocerciasis focus in north Cameroon

scientific article published in January 1993

Performance of two serodiagnostic tests for loiasis in a Non-Endemic area

scientific article published on 26 May 2020

Point-of-care quantification of blood-borne filarial parasites with a mobile phone microscope

scientific article published on May 2015

Population biology of human onchocerciasis

scientific article

Positivity of Antigen Tests Used for Diagnosis of Lymphatic Filariasis in Individuals Without Wuchereria bancrofti Infection But with High Loa loa Microfilaremia

scientific article published on 10 October 2016

Prevalences of Loa loa microfilaraemia throughout the area endemic for the infection

scientific article published on September 1, 1997

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

scientific article published on January 2003

Progress towards onchocerciasis elimination in the participating countries of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control: epidemiological evaluation results

scientific article published on 27 June 2016

Projected number of people with onchocerciasis-loiasis co-infection in Africa, 1995 to 2025

scientific article published on 13 July 2019

Randomized, controlled, double-blind trial with ivermectin on Loa loa microfilaraemia: efficacy of a low dose (approximately 25 microg/kg) versus current standard dose (150 microg/kg).

scientific article published on 24 May 2007

Relationship between onchocerciasis and epilepsy: a matched case-control study in the Mbam Valley, Republic of Cameroon

scientific article

Relationships between the prevalence and intensity of Loa loa infection in the Central province of Cameroon

scientific article published in July 2001

Relationships between the prevalence and intensity of<i>Loa loa</i>infection in the Central province of Cameroon

scientific article published in 2001

Report of the first international workshop on onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy.

scientific article published on 22 March 2018

Reproductive status of Onchocerca volvulus after ivermectin treatment in an ivermectin-naïve and a frequently treated population from Cameroon

scientific article (publication date: April 2014)

Results from two cohort studies in Central Africa show that clearance of Wuchereria bancrofti infection after repeated rounds of mass drug administration with albendazole alone is closely linked to individual adherence

scientific article published on 28 August 2020

Review of epidemiological studies searching for a relationship between onchocerciasis and epilepsy

scientific article

Risk factors for lymphatic filariasis in two villages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

scholarly article published by Cédric B Chesnais in 2019

River blindness: a success story under threat? ⬇️

scientific article

Safety of high-dose ivermectin: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Secondary effects of the treatment of hypermicrofilaremic loiasis using ivermectin

scientific article published on January 1995

Semi-quantitative scoring of an immunochromatographic test for circulating filarial antigen

scientific article published on 09 September 2013

Serious reactions after mass treatment of onchocerciasis with ivermectin in an area endemic for Loa loa infection

scientific article published in July 1997

Severe adverse reaction risks during mass treatment with ivermectin in loiasis-endemic areas

scientific article published on 01 November 1996

Severe secondary reactions related to ivermectin treatment in patients with loiasis

scientific article published in January 1996

Significant Association between Epilepsy and Presence of Onchocercal Nodules: Case-Control Study in Cameroon ⬇️

scientific article published on March 1, 2012

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in β-tubulin selected in Onchocerca volvulus following repeated ivermectin treatment: possible indication of resistance selection

scientific article published on 5 June 2012

Soil-transmitted helminth infections in free-ranging non-human primates from Cameroon and Gabon

scientific article published in 2021

Spatial modelling and the prediction of Loa loa risk: decision making under uncertainty

article published in 2007

Status of <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i> (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) Transmission and Effect of Climatic Variables on the Vector Population Dynamics After Two Decades of Ivermectin-based Preventive Chemotherapy in the Mbam Valley (Centre Region, Cameroon

scientific article published in 2022

Still mesoendemic onchocerciasis in two Cameroonian community-directed treatment with ivermectin projects despite more than 15 years of mass treatment

scientific article

Structure of the microfilarial reservoir of Loa loa in the human host and its implications for monitoring the progr,ammes of Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin carried out in Africa

scientific article published in November 2004

Studies on the macrofilarial population of Onchocerca volvulus in hyper-endemic villages of the Central province of Cameroon

scientific article

Study of the distribution of human filariasis in West Province of Cameroon

scientific article published on January 1, 1997

T helper cell type 2 responsiveness predicts future susceptibility to gastrointestinal nematodes in humans.

scientific article

Th2 Cytokines Are Associated with Reduced Worm Burdens in a Human Intestinal Helminth Infection

scientific article published on 14 November 2003

The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control: impact on onchocercal skin disease ⬇️

scientific article published on April 12, 2011

The Population Biology and Transmission Dynamics of Loa loa.

scientific article published on 10 January 2018

The campaign against onchocerciasis in Africa: update

scientific article published on January 1998

The campaign against onchocerciasis: a success?

scientific article published on January 1999

The global burden of disease study 2010: interpretation and implications for the neglected tropical diseases

scientific article

The impact of four years of semiannual treatments with albendazole alone on lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections: A community-based study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

scientific article published on 23 June 2020

The impact of two semiannual treatments with albendazole alone on lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections: a community-based study in the Republic of Congo

scientific article published on 9 March 2015

The temporal relationship between onchocerciasis and epilepsy: a population-based cohort study

scientific article published on 26 September 2018

The use of ivermectin in the control of onchocerciasis

scientific article published in May 1995

Three probable cases of Loa loa encephalopathy following ivermectin treatment for onchocerciasis

scientific article

Treating Onchocerciasis in Regions in Which Loa loa Is Endemic

scientific article published in March 2018

Unusual Localization of Blood-Borne Loa loa Microfilariae in the Skin Depends on Microfilarial Density in the Blood: Implications for Onchocerciasis Diagnosis in Coendemic Areas

scientific article published on 01 June 2021

What are the mechanisms associated with post-ivermectin serious adverse events?

scientific article published on 24 April 2006

Where next with Loa loa encephalopathy? Data are badly needed

scientific article published on 24 April 2007

Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

scholarly article

[A new natural intermediate host of Echinococcus multilocularis in France: the muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus L.)].

scientific article published in January 1986

[Geographic determinants of onchocerciasis transmission in a forest-savannah transition zone: an example of 2 villages of the Mbam focus (central region, Cameroon)]

scientific article

[The effect of ivermectin on the longevity of Simulium damnosum]

scientific article

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