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List of works by Linda Batsa Debrah

An isothermal DNA amplification method for detection of Onchocerca volvulus infection in skin biopsies

scientific article (publication date: December 2016)

Analysis of Mycobacterium ulcerans-specific T-cell cytokines for diagnosis of Buruli ulcer disease and as potential indicator for disease progression.

scientific article

Comparison of Doxycycline, Minocycline, Doxycycline plus Albendazole and Albendazole Alone in Their Efficacy against Onchocerciasis in a Randomized, Open-Label, Pilot Trial

scientific article

Comparison of repeated doses of ivermectin versus ivermectin plus albendazole for treatment of onchocerciasis - a randomized open-label clinical trial

scientific article published on 19 September 2019

Developing a community-led SMS reporting tool for the rapid assessment of lymphatic filariasis morbidity burden: case studies from Malawi and Ghana

scientific article published on 16 May 2015

Doxycycline Leads to Sterility and Enhanced Killing of Female Onchocerca volvulus Worms in an Area With Persistent Microfilaridermia After Repeated Ivermectin Treatment: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial

scientific article published on 6 May 2015

Doxycycline improves filarial lymphedema independent of active filarial infection: a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article

Doxycycline reduces plasma VEGF-C/sVEGFR-3 and improves pathology in lymphatic filariasis

scientific article

Efficacy of 5-week doxycycline treatment on adult Onchocerca volvulus

scientific article

Elevated adaptive immune responses are associated with latent infections of Wuchereria bancrofti

scientific article

Epidemiology of Mansonella perstans in the middle belt of Ghana

scientific article published on 07 January 2017

Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of Onchocerca volvulus Linear Epitopes in a Peptide Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

scientific article published on 8 January 2018

Evaluation of the diagnostic potential of urinary N-Acetyltyramine-O,β-glucuronide (NATOG) as diagnostic biomarker for Onchocerca volvulus infection

scientific article published on 23 May 2016

Frequent detection of worm movements in onchocercal nodules by ultrasonography

scientific article

Hyperreactive onchocerciasis is characterized by a combination of Th17-Th2 immune responses and reduced regulatory T cells.

scientific article

Immunoepidemiological profiling of onchocerciasis patients reveals associations with microfilaria loads and ivermectin intake on both individual and community levels

scientific article (publication date: February 2014)

Linear epitopes in Onchocerca volvulus vaccine candidate proteins and excretory-secretory proteins

scholarly article published by Ole Lagatie in 2018

Macrofilaricidal Activity in Wuchereria bancrofti after 2 Weeks Treatment with a Combination of Rifampicin plus Doxycycline

scientific article

Macrofilaricidal effect of 4 weeks of treatment with doxycycline on Wuchereria bancrofti

scientific article

Morbidity management and surveillance of lymphatic filariasis disease and acute dermatolymphangioadenitis attacks using a mobile phone-based tool by community health volunteers in Ghana

scientific article published on 12 November 2020

Pathological manifestations in lymphatic filariasis correlate with lack of inhibitory properties of IgG4 antibodies on IgE-activated granulocytes

scientific article

Performance evaluation of 3 serodiagnostic peptide epitopes and the derived multi-epitope peptide OvNMP-48 for detection of Onchocerca volvulus infection

scientific article published on 14 May 2019

Plasma vascular endothelial growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) and VEGF-A gene polymorphism are associated with hydrocele development in lymphatic filariasis.

scientific article published in October 2007

Plasma-derived parasitic microRNAs have insufficient concentrations to be used as diagnostic biomarker for detection of Onchocerca volvulus infection or treatment monitoring using LNA-based RT-qPCR.

scientific article published on 22 January 2017

Reduction in levels of plasma vascular endothelial growth factor-A and improvement in hydrocele patients by targeting endosymbiotic Wolbachia sp. in Wuchereria bancrofti with doxycycline.

scientific article

Reductions in microfilaridermia by repeated ivermectin treatment are associated with lower Plasmodium-specific Th17 immune responses in Onchocerca volvulus-infected individuals

scientific article

Reliable and frequent detection of adult Wuchereria bancrofti in Ghanaian women by ultrasonography

scientific article published on 01 October 2004

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the angiogenic and lymphangiogenic pathways are associated with lymphedema caused by Wuchereria bancrofti

scientific article published on 9 November 2017

Situational analysis of lymphatic filariasis morbidity in Ahanta West District of Ghana

scientific article

T-cell responses against <i>Mycobacterium ulcerans</i> and <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> protein extracts identify children with Buruli ulcer disease

scientific article published in 2022

The Efficacy of Doxycycline Treatment on Mansonella perstans Infection: An Open-Label, Randomized Trial in Ghana

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

The design and development of a multicentric protocol to investigate the impact of adjunctive doxycycline on the management of peripheral lymphoedema caused by lymphatic filariasis and podoconiosis

scientific article published on 30 March 2020

The role of ultrasonography in the differentiation of the various types of filaricele due to bancroftian filariasis.

scientific article published on 29 July 2010

Transforming growth factor-β1 variant Leu10Pro is associated with both lack of microfilariae and differential microfilarial loads in the blood of persons infected with lymphatic filariasis

scientific article published on 31 July 2011

Wolbachia endobacteria depletion by doxycycline as antifilarial therapy has macrofilaricidal activity in onchocerciasis: a randomized placebo-controlled study

scientific article

Wolbachia endobacteria depletion by doxycycline as antifilarial therapy has macrofilaricidal activity in onchocerciasis: a randomized placebo-controlled study

scientific article published in 2008

Wuchereria bancrofti-infected individuals harbor distinct IL-10-producing regulatory B and T cell subsets which are affected by anti-filarial treatment

scientific article published on 23 May 2019

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