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Development of a preliminary in vitro drug screening assay based on a newly established culturing system for pre-adult fifth-stage Onchocerca volvulus worms.

by Denis Voronin, Nancy Tricoche, Shabnam Jawahar, Michael Shlossman, Christina A Bulman, Chelsea Fischer, Michael T Suderman, Judy A Sakanari, Sara Lustigman
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2019)

Optimization and evaluation of the Esperanza Window Trap to reduce biting rates of Simulium damnosum sensu lato in Northern Uganda.

by Denis Loum, Devon Cozart, Thomson Lakwo, Peace Habomugisha, Benjamin Jacob, Eddie W Cupp, Thomas R Unnasch
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2019)

Ongoing Transmission of Onchocerca volvulus after 25 Years of Annual Ivermectin Mass Treatments in the Vina du Nord River Valley, in North Cameroon.

by Albert Eisenbarth, Mbunkah Daniel Achukwi, Alfons Renz
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2016)

Efficacy of subcutaneous doses and a new oral amorphous solid dispersion formulation of flubendazole on male jirds (Meriones unguiculatus) infected with the filarial nematode Brugi...

by Chelsea Fischer, Iosune Ibiricu Urriza, Christina A Bulman, K C Lim, Jiri Gut, Sophie Lachau-Durand, Marc Engelen, Ludo Quirynen, Fetene Tekle, Benny Baeten, Brenda Beerntsen, Sara Lustigman, Judy Sakanari
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2019)

Identification of human semiochemicals attractive to the major vectors of onchocerciasis.

by Ryan M Young, Nathan D Burkett-Cadena, Tommy W McGaha, Mario A Rodriguez-Perez, Laurent D Toé, Monsuru A Adeleke, Moussa Sanfo, Traore Soungalo, Charles R Katholi, Raymond Noblet, Henry Fadamiro, Jose L Torres-Estrada, Mario C Salinas-Carmona, Bill Baker, Thomas R Unnasch, Eddie W Cupp
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2015)

Using Community-Level Prevalence of Loa loa Infection to Predict the Proportion of Highly-Infected Individuals: Statistical Modelling to Support Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerci...

by Daniela K Schlüter, Martial L Ndeffo-Mbah, Innocent Takougang, Tony Ukety, Samuel Wanji, Alison P Galvani, Peter J Diggle
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2016)

Helen Keller International and its contribution to elimination of neglected tropical diseases

by Yao-bi Zhang, Mary Hodges, John U Davis, Volkan Cakir, Xavier Alterescu, Victoria J Quinn
Published in Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine (2018)

Repurposing auranofin as a lead candidate for treatment of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis.

by Christina A Bulman, Chelsea M Bidlow, Sara Lustigman, Fidelis Cho-Ngwa, David Williams, Alberto A Rascón, Nancy Tricoche, Moses Samje, Aaron Bell, Brian Suzuki, K C Lim, Nonglak Supakorndej, Prasit Supakorndej, Alan R Wolfe, Giselle M Knudsen, Steven Chen, Chris Wilson, Kean-Hooi Ang, Michelle Arkin, Jiri Gut, Chris Franklin, Chris Marcellino, James H McKerrow, Anjan Debnath, Judy A Sakanari
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2015)

Genetic selection of low fertile Onchocerca volvulus by ivermectin treatment.

by Catherine Bourguinat, Sébastien D S Pion, Joseph Kamgno, Jacques Gardon, Brian O L Duke, Michel Boussinesq, Roger K Prichard
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2007)

How does onchocerciasis-related skin and eye disease in Africa depend on cumulative exposure to infection and mass treatment?

by Natalie V S Vinkeles Melchers, Wilma A Stolk, Michele E Murdoch, Belén Pedrique, Marielle Kloek, Roel Bakker, Sake J de Vlas, Luc E Coffeng
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2021)

Development and validation of small animal models for onchocerciasis and loiasis microfilaricide discovery.

by Rene Bilingwe Ayiseh, Glory Enjong Mbah, Elvis Monya, Emmanuel Menang Ndi, Judy Sakanari, Sara Lustigman, Fidelis Cho-Ngwa
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2023)

Evidence for Suppression of Onchocerciasis Transmission in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

by Laura Moya, Zaida Herrador, Thuy Huong Ta-Tang, Jose Miguel Rubio, Maria Jesús Perteguer, Ana Hernandez-González, Belén García, Rufino Nguema, Justino Nguema, Policarpo Ncogo, Teresa Garate, Agustín Benito, Anacleto Sima, Pilar Aparicio
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2016)

Preliminary evaluations of 3-dimensional human skin models for their ability to facilitate in vitro the long-term development of the debilitating obligatory human parasite Onchocer...

by Christoph Malkmus, Shabnam Jawahar, Nancy Tricoche, Sara Lustigman, Jan Hansmann
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2020)

The burden of skin disease and eye disease due to onchocerciasis in countries formerly under the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control mandate for 1990, 2020, and 2030.

by Natalie V S Vinkeles Melchers, Wilma A Stolk, Welmoed van Loon, Belén Pedrique, Roel Bakker, Michele E Murdoch, Sake J de Vlas, Luc E Coffeng
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2021)

Identification and characterization of the Onchocerca volvulus Excretory Secretory Product Ov28CRP, a putative GM2 activator protein.

by Ferdinand Ngale Njume, Stephen Mbigha Ghogomu, Robert Adamu Shey, Lea Olive Tchouate Gainkam, Philippe Poelvoorde, Perrine Humblet, Joseph Kamgno, Annie Robert, Leon Mutesa, Christophe Lelubre, Evelina Edelweiss, Arnaud Poterszman, Susi Anheuser, Luc Vanhamme, Jacob Souopgui
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2019)

Interruption of onchocerciasis transmission in Bioko Island: Accelerating the movement from control to elimination in Equatorial Guinea.

by Zaida Herrador, Belén Garcia, Policarpo Ncogo, Maria Jesus Perteguer, Jose Miguel Rubio, Eva Rivas, Marta Cimas, Guillermo Ordoñez, Silvia de Pablos, Ana Hernández-González, Rufino Nguema, Laura Moya, María Romay-Barja, Teresa Garate, Kira Barbre, Agustín Benito
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

Onchocerca volvulus infection and serological prevalence, ocular onchocerciasis and parasite transmission in northern and central Togo after decades of Simulium damnosum s.l. vecto...

by Kossi Komlan, Patrick S Vossberg, Richard G Gantin, Tchalim Solim, Francois Korbmacher, Méba Banla, Koffi Padjoudoum, Potchoziou Karabou, Carsten Köhler, Peter T Soboslay
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

Evaluation of oxfendazole in the treatment of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infection in dogs.

by Vito Colella, Carla Maia, André Pereira, Nuno Gonçalves, Marta Caruso, Coralie Martin, Luís Cardoso, Lenea Campino, Ivan Scandale, Domenico Otranto
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

Pharmacokinetics of oral moxidectin in individuals with Onchocerca volvulus infection.

by Beesan Tan, Nicholas Opoku, Simon K Attah, Kwablah Awadzi, Annette C Kuesel, Janis Lazdins-Helds, Craig Rayner, Victoria Ryg-Cornejo, Mark Sullivan, Lawrence Fleckenstein
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2022)

A randomized, open-label study of the tolerability and efficacy of one or three daily doses of ivermectin plus diethylcarbamazine and albendazole (IDA) versus one dose of ivermecti...

by Nicholas O Opoku, Felix Doe, Bettina Dubben, Nicole Fetcho, Kerstin Fischer, Peter U Fischer, Shelter Gordor, Charles W Goss, Michael E Gyasi, Achim Hoerauf, Augustine R Hong, Eric Kanza, Christopher L King, Ruth Laryea, Daphne Lew, Mahmood A Seidu, Gary J Weil
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2023)