"Onchocerca volvulus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of parasitic nematodes widely distributed throughout central Africa and also found in northern South America, southern Mexico, and Guatemala. Its intermediate host and vector is the blackfly or buffalo gnat.
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D017181
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MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.510.850
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2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Onchocerca volvulus" by people in Profiles.
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High prevalence of epilepsy in an onchocerciasis endemic health zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite 14 years of community-directed treatment with ivermectin: A mixed-method assessment. Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Feb; 79:187-194.
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Integrated seroprevalence-based assessment of Wuchereria bancrofti and Onchocerca volvulus in two lymphatic filariasis evaluation units of Mali with the SD Bioline Onchocerciasis/LF IgG4 Rapid Test. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 01; 13(1):e0007064.
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Design of novel multi-epitope vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome validated through multistage molecular interaction and dynamics. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2019 10; 37(16):4345-4360.
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Onchocerca volvulus as a risk factor for developing epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic regions in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a case control study. Infect Dis Poverty. 2018 Oct 08; 7(1):79.
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The temporal relationship between onchocerciasis and epilepsy: a population-based cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 11; 18(11):1278-1286.
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High prevalence of epilepsy in two rural onchocerciasis endemic villages in the Mahenge area, Tanzania, after 20 years of community directed treatment with ivermectin. Infect Dis Poverty. 2018 Jun 20; 7(1):64.
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The blackfly vectors and transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in Mahenge, south eastern Tanzania. Acta Trop. 2018 May; 181:50-59.
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Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy, an Additional Reason for Strengthening Onchocerciasis Elimination Programs. Trends Parasitol. 2018 03; 34(3):208-216.
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O-5S quantitative real-time PCR: a new diagnostic tool for laboratory confirmation of human onchocerciasis. Parasit Vectors. 2017 Oct 02; 10(1):451.
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Onchocerca volvulus: The Road from Basic Biology to a Vaccine. Trends Parasitol. 2018 01; 34(1):64-79.