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Mansonella perstans

Known as: Dipetalonema perstans 
A nematode transmitted by the bite of Culicoides midges. The larvae mature in serous cavities, and the adult nematodes produce microfilariae that may… 
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2019
2019
Inflammatory and regulatory CCL and CXCL chemokine and cytokine cellular responses in patients with patent Mansonella perstans filariasis
Mansonella perstans (Mp) filariasis is present in large populations in sub‐Saharan Africa, and to what extent patent Mp infection… 
2017
2017
Molecular Verification of New World Mansonella perstans Parasitemias
We obtained ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA sequences from residents of Amazonas state, Brazil, with Mansonella parasitemias… 
Review
2016
Review
2016
Historic accounts of Mansonella parasitaemias in the South Pacific and their relevance to lymphatic filariasis elimination efforts today.
2014
2014
Influence of Mansonella perstans microfilaraemia on total IgE levels in Gabonese patients co-infected with Loa loa.
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Filariasis Attenuates Anemia and Proinflammatory Responses Associated with Clinical Malaria: A Matched Prospective Study in Children and Young Adults
Background Wuchereria bancrofti (Wb) and Mansonella perstans (Mp) are blood-borne filarial parasites that are endemic in many… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Identification of Wb123 as an Early and Specific Marker of Wuchereria bancrofti Infection
Background The current antibody tests used for monitoring in lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination programs suffer from poor… 
1990
1990
Epidemiologie des filarioses a loa loa et mansonella perstans dans le massif du chaillu congolais
Des etudes sur loa loa, mansonella perstans et leurs vecteurs ont ete menees dans le massif du chaillu. Les microfilaires de l… 
1989
1989
Hypogonadism and ecdysteroid production in Loa loa and Mansonella perstans filariasis.
1961
1961
[Contribution to the study of the pathogenic role of Dipetalonema perstans: Mesenteric algia of filarial origin].
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