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Morbidity management and surveillance of lymphatic filariasis disease and acute dermatolymphangioadenitis attacks using a mobile phone-based tool by community health volunteers in...

by Linda Batsa Debrah, Aliyu Mohammed, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Yusif Mubarik, Olivia Agbenyega, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, Kenneth Pfarr, Janina Melanie Kuehlwein, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Achim Hoerauf, Alexander Yaw Debrah
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2020)

The global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: health impact after 8 years.

by Eric A Ottesen, Pamela J Hooper, Mark Bradley, Gautam Biswas
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2008)

Assessing and managing wounds of Buruli ulcer patients at the primary and secondary health care levels in Ghana.

by Naa Okaikor Addison, Stefanie Pfau, Eric Koka, Samuel Yaw Aboagye, Grace Kpeli, Gerd Pluschke, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Thomas Junghanss
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2017)

Expansion of parasite-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells expressing IL-10 superfamily cytokine members and their regulation in human lymphatic filariasis.

by Rajamanickam Anuradha, Parakkal Jovvian George, Luke E Hanna, Paul Kumaran, Vedachalam Chandrasekaran, Thomas B Nutman, Subash Babu
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2014)

Wuchereria bancrofti-infected individuals harbor distinct IL-10-producing regulatory B and T cell subsets which are affected by anti-filarial treatment.

by Manuel Ritter, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Linda Batsa Debrah, Alexander Kwarteng, Yusif Mubarik, Alexander Y Debrah, Kenneth Pfarr, Achim Hoerauf, Laura E Layland
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2019)

Rural youths' understanding of gene x environmental contributors to heritable health conditions: The case of podoconiosis in Ethiopia.

by Kibur Engdawork, Colleen M McBride, Desta Ayode, Caitlin G Allen, Gail Davey, Getnet Tadele
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

Surgical debulking of podoconiosis nodules and its impact on quality of life in Ethiopia.

by Wendemagegn Enbiale, Kristien Verdonck, Melesse Gebeyehu, Johan van Griensven, Henry J C de Vries
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2021)

Predicting the environmental suitability and population at risk of podoconiosis in Africa.

by Kebede Deribe, Hope Simpson, Rachel L Pullan, Mbonigaba Jean Bosco, Samuel Wanji, Nicole Davis Weaver, Christopher J L Murray, Melanie J Newport, Simon I Hay, Gail Davey, Jorge Cano
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2020)

Regulatory T cells in human lymphatic filariasis: stronger functional activity in microfilaremics.

by Linda J Wammes, Firdaus Hamid, Aprilianto E Wiria, Heri Wibowo, Erliyani Sartono, Rick M Maizels, Hermelijn H Smits, Taniawati Supali, Maria Yazdanbakhsh
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2012)

Mapping the global distribution of podoconiosis: Applying an evidence consensus approach.

by Kebede Deribe, Hope Simpson, Jorge Cano, David M Pigott, Nicole Davis Weaver, Elizabeth A Cromwell, Oliver J Brady, Rachel L Pullan, Abdisalan M Noor, Daniel Argaw, Christopher J L Murray, Simon J Brooker, Simon I Hay, Melanie J Newport, Gail Davey
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2019)

Community based cross sectional study of podoconiosis and associated factors in Dano district, Central Ethiopia.

by Feven Dejene, Hailu Merga, Henok Asefa
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2019)

Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem from Tonga

by Reynold `Ofanoa, Tukia Ofa, E. A. Padmasiri, D. Ramaiah Kapa
Published in Tropical Medicine and Health (2019)

An integrated in vitro imaging platform for characterizing filarial parasite behavior within a multicellular microenvironment.

by Timothy Kassis, Henry M Skelton, Iris M Lu, Andrew R Moorhead, J Brandon Dixon
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2014)

Comparison of three quality of life instruments in lymphatic filariasis: DLQI, WHODAS 2.0, and LFSQQ.

by Cristina Thomas, Saravu R Narahari, Kuthaje S Bose, Kuthaje Vivekananda, Steven Nwe, Dennis P West, Mary Kwasny, Roopal V Kundu
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2014)

Elevated adaptive immune responses are associated with latent infections of Wuchereria bancrofti.

by Kathrin Arndts, Susanne Deininger, Sabine Specht, Ute Klarmann, Sabine Mand, Tomabu Adjobimey, Alexander Y Debrah, Linda Batsa, Alexander Kwarteng, Christian Epp, Mark Taylor, Ohene Adjei, Laura E Layland, Achim Hoerauf
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2012)

Individual correlates of podoconiosis in areas of varying endemicity: a case-control study.

by Yordanos B Molla, Jennifer S Le Blond, Nicola Wardrop, Peter Baxter, Peter M Atkinson, Melanie J Newport, Gail Davey
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2013)

Parasite-antigen driven expansion of IL-5(-) and IL-5(+) Th2 human subpopulations in lymphatic filariasis and their differential dependence on IL-10 and TGFβ.

by Rajamanickam Anuradha, Parakkal Jovvian George, Luke E Hanna, Vedachalam Chandrasekaran, P Paul Kumaran, Thomas B Nutman, Subash Babu
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2014)

A family-based intervention for prevention and self-management of disabilities due to leprosy, podoconiosis and lymphatic filariasis in Ethiopia: A proof of concept study.

by Anna T Van't Noordende, Moges Wubie Aycheh, Tesfaye Tadesse, Tanny Hagens, Eva Haverkort, Alice P Schippers
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2021)

Prevalence of depression and associated clinical and socio-demographic factors in people living with lymphatic filariasis in Plateau State, Nigeria.

by James Obindo, Jibril Abdulmalik, Emeka Nwefoh, Michael Agbir, Charles Nwoga, Aishatu Armiya'u, Francis Davou, Kurkat Maigida, Emmanuel Otache, Ajuma Ebiloma, Samuel Dakwak, John Umaru, Elisha Samuel, Christopher Ogoshi, Julian Eaton
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2017)

Lymphatic filariasis epidemiology in Samoa in 2018: Geographic clustering and higher antigen prevalence in older age groups.

by Colleen L Lau, Kelley Meder, Helen J Mayfield, Therese Kearns, Brady McPherson, Take Naseri, Robert Thomsen, Shannon M Hedtke, Sarah Sheridan, Katherine Gass, Patricia M Graves
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2020)