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Clinical, serological and DNA testing in Bengo Province, Angola further reveals...
Paulo, Rossely; Brito, Miguel; Van-Dunem, Pedro; Martins, António; Novak, Robert J.; Jacob, Benjamin; Molyneux, David M.; Unnasch, Thomas R.The prevalence of Loa loa, Onchocerca volvulus, and Wuchereria bancrofti infections in an under-surveyed area of Bengo Province, Angola, was determined by surveying 22 communities with a combination of clinical, serological, and DNA diagnostics. Additional information was collected on participants' duration of residency, access to mass drug administration, knowledge of insect vectors, and use of bednets. A tota...
Mapping freshwater snails in north-western Angola: distribution, identity and m...
Allan, Fiona; Sousa-Figueiredo, Jose Carlos; Emery, Aidan M.; Paulo, Rossely; Mirante, Clara; Sebastião, Alfredo; Brito, Miguel; Rollinson, DavidBackground - This study was designed to determine the distribution and identity of potential intermediate snail hosts of Schistosoma spp. in Bengo, Luanda, Kwanza Norte and Malanje Provinces in north-western Angola. This is an area where infection with Schistosoma haematobium, causing urogenital schistosomiasis, is common but little is yet known about transmission of the disease. Angola has had a varied past wi...
Loa loa vectors Chrysops spp.: perspectives on research, distribution, bionomic...
Kelly-Hope, Louise; Paulo, Rossely; Thomas, Brent; Brito, Miguel; Unnasch, Thomas R.; Molyneux, DavidLoiasis is a filarial disease caused Loa loa. The main vectors are Chrysops silacea and C. dimidiata which are confined to the tropical rainforests of Central and West Africa. Loiasis is a mild disease, but individuals with high microfilaria loads may suffer from severe adverse events if treated with ivermectin during mass drug administration campaigns for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis and onchocercia...
Rapid integrated clinical survey to determine prevalence and co-distribution pa...
Brito, Miguel; Paulo, Rossely; Van-Dunem, Pedro; Martins, António; Unnasch, Thomas R.; Novak, Robert J.; Jacob, Benjamin; Stanton, Michelle C.The Republic of Angola is a priority country for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination, however, the co-distribution of the filarial parasite Loa loa (loiasis) is a significant impediment, due to the risk of severe adverse events (SAEs) associated with ivermectin used in mass drug administration (MDA) campaigns. Angola has a high risk loiasis zone identified in Bengo Province where alternativ...