Mansonellosis is a filarial disease caused by three species of filarial (nematode) parasites
(Mansonella perstans, Mansonella streptocerca, and Mansonella ozzardi) that use humans …

Mansonella ozzardi (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) is an understudied filarial nematode,
originally described by Patrick Manson in 1897, that can be transmitted by two families of …

We present filaria-nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which is based on amplification
of first internal transcribed spacer rDNA to distinguish three parasitic filarial species …

Following the successful eradication of Wuchereria bancrofti, there are now just three
species of conventional microfilaremic human filarial parasites endemic to the Brazilian …

Background Mansonella ozzardi is a poorly understood human filarial parasite with a broad
distribution throughout Latin America. Most of what is known about its parasitism has come …

Mansonella ozzardi infections are common in the riverside communities along the Solimões,
Negro and Purus Rivers in the state of Amazonas (AM). However, little is known about the …

This study investigated some epidemiological aspects of the Mansonella ozzardi in
municipality of Coari, Amazonas. Clinical symptoms were correlated with the filarial infection …

Blood samples were collected from 99 domestic dogs from the urban and rural areas of the
Lábrea municipality, state of Amazonas, Brazil. Canine serum samples were tested by …

Background Chronic helminth infections typically induce an immunoregulatory environment,
with markedly reduced immune responses to both parasite-specific and unrelated bystander …

The treatment of mansonelliasis is still a challenge because there are few clinical trials for
the treatment of the disease. This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study …