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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Filariasis"”.
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Quantifying the role of lymphatics in lipid transport and lymphatic filariasis using novel engineering approaches
… a neglected tropical disease known as lymphatic filariasis. While it has been possible to study the vessel function in the context of fluid drainage and immune cell trafficking, the capability to understand the role of lymphatic vessels in lipid transport has not been available due to the lack of …
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Avaliação de técnicas de separação fluido-sólido na produção de bioinseticidas a partir de Bacillus sphaericus e Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis
… to endemic diseases such as yellow fever, filariasis and malaria. The fermented broths were produced batch wise from limpid and turbid cultivation media. The last one envisaging the reduction of the biolarvicides production costs. The addition of flocculating agents and pH effects on …
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Biochemical, molecular and microscopic studies on mosquitoes with special emphasis on Wolbachia infections, diagnostic assessment of Dengue viruses and biological control of Dengue vectors
… yello and west nile fever as well as lymphatic filariasis. The knowledge on the biology of mosquitoes, pathogens and parasites transmitted by them is essential for a better control of both insects and diseases they are transmitting. This dissertation aims to increase the knowldege on the biology …
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Integration of In Silico and In Vitro ADMET properties in lead identification and optimization of compounds for the treatment of parasitic diseases
… main parasitic diseases include leishmaniasis, filariasis, malaria, river blindness, Chagas disease and schistosomiasis. With the absence of vaccines, treatment relies mainly on chemotherapy hence the need for efficacious and safe medicines. Many of the medicines currently used have low efficacy …
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Exploring the Role of Wolbachia Endobacteria in the Biology of Filarial Nematode Parasites
… and disabling diseases, including lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. Many filarial species require <italic>Wolbachia</italic> endobacteria: family: Rickettsiaceae) to carry out their life cycle. Studies using antibiotics to target the endobacteria, thereby interfering with worm …
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Chromosomal evolution in mosquitoes - vectors of diseases
… major vector for West Nile fever and lymphatic filariasis, Culex quinquefasciatus. The map was then successfully utilized for mapping of approximately 90% of available genetic markers to their precise positions on the chromosomes. Idiograms were integrated with 140 genetic supercontigs …
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Reproductive Resilience of Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes
… and Zika, and parasites that cause lymphatic filariasis. Under optimal environmental conditions, Aedes aegypti females have access to human hosts that provide blood proteins required for egg development, conspecific males that provide sperm required for fertilization, and freshwater in natural …
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Influence of network structure on disease spread and persistence
… found in wild and domestic pigs, and lymphatic filariasis (LF), a slow-spreading vector-borne filarial disease in humans. With these case studies, I explore three themes: modelling diseases with complex transmission cycles, the impact of network structure on critical thresholds and disease …
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The evolution and genetics of vector competence in mosquito disease vectors
… which are competent vectors of human bancroftian filariasis. Aedes bromeliae showed the highest prevalence (75%) suggesting that this strain of Wolbachia may be manipulating the host reproduction by cytoplasmic incompatibility. Using a multi locus typing system and accounting for effects of …
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Characterisation of the anti-inflammatory potential of ES-62 in autoimmune disease
… morbidity in the Tropics. Collectively known as filariasis, these helminth infections can result in gross inflammatory pathology of the infected host. However, more commonly, the host remains relatively asymptomatic, exhibiting a somewhat suppressed, non-inflammatory immune response to the …