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Debrah L, Klarmann-Schulz U, Osei-Mensah J, Kuehlwein J, Mubarik Y, Nadal J, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2024 Oct; 111(4_Suppl):66-82. PMID: 39362213
Filarial lymphedema (LE) remains a significant global problem despite the progress made toward elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF). In Ghana, the main approach to LF is preventive chemotherapy, but this...
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Ngenya A, Klarmann-Schulz U, John W, Korir P, Kamugisha M, Nadal J, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2024 Aug; 111(4_Suppl):33-51. PMID: 39191236
Lymphedema, hydrocele, and acute adenolymphangitis (ADL) are chronically disabling consequences in patients with lymphatic filariasis (LF). Provision of morbidity management and disability prevention and concurrent mass drug administration of anthelmintics...
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Kroidl I, Winter S, Rubio-Acero R, Bakuli A, Geldmacher C, Eser T, et al.
Virol J . 2023 Sep; 20(1):200. PMID: 37658454
Background: Measuring specific anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies has become one of the main epidemiological tools to survey the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, but also vaccination response. The WHO made available a set of...
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Rahamani A, Horn S, Ritter M, Feichtner A, Osei-Mensah J, Opoku V, et al.
Pathogens . 2023 Jun; 12(6). PMID: 37375499
Chronic lymphedema caused by infection of is a disfiguring disease that leads to physical disability, stigmatization, and reduced quality of life. The edematous changes occur mainly on the lower extremities...
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Kroidl I, Ahmed M, Horn S, Polyak C, Esber A, Parikh A, et al.
EClinicalMedicine . 2022 Jul; 49:101470. PMID: 35873194
Background: Early detection of asymptomatic incipient tuberculosis (TB) could improve clinical outcomes and reduce the spread of infection, particularly in HIV endemic settings. This study assessed TB disease activity over...
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Mnkai J, Marandu T, Mhidze J, Urio A, Maganga L, Haule A, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2022 Jul; 16(7):e0010044. PMID: 35857778
Background: Lymphatic filariasis is a mosquito transmitted parasitic infection in tropical regions. Annual mass treatment with ivermectin and albendazole is used for transmission control of Wuchereria bancrofti, the infective agent...
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Kalinga A, Munga M, Ngenya A, John W, Kisoka W, Oriyo N, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res . 2022 Jul; 22(1):924. PMID: 35854308
Background: Globally, there is recognition of the value of using mobile phones among health providers in improving health systems performance. However, in many Low- and Middle-income countries where there is...
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Horn S, Ritter M, Arndts K, Borrero-Wolff D, Wiszniewsky A, Debrah L, et al.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol . 2022 Jan; 11:767306. PMID: 35071034
Worldwide, more than 200 million people are infected with filariae which can cause severe symptoms leading to reduced quality of life and contribute to disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). In particular,...
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Horn S, Borrero-Wolff D, Ritter M, Arndts K, Wiszniewsky A, Debrah L, et al.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol . 2021 Sep; 11:680832. PMID: 34485170
CD8 T cells are crucial for the clearance of viral infections, and current research begins to highlight their importance in parasitic diseases too. In-depth research about characteristics of CD8 T-cell...
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Horn S, Ahmed M, Geldmacher C, Marandu T, Osei-Mensah J, Debrah A, et al.
J Immunol Methods . 2021 Feb; 491:112989. PMID: 33571509
Remote laboratory settings - such as those where studies on neglected tropical diseases are performed - often lack specialized equipment required for flow cytometric analysis of immune cell subsets, which...