-
diethylcarbamazine for
loiasis alone (as
pertains to
individual with high Loa loa
microfilarial loads).[citation needed]
Calabar swellings are the
primary tool for...
- alterations, any of
which could be the
signals for the
rhythmic behavior of
microfilarial parasites. If the
hosts sleep by day and are
awake at night,
their periodicity...
-
filariae that
cause elephantiasis, but
further studies are necessary.
Microfilarial detection is
accomplished by the
using one of the
following methods:...
-
adult worms. This
adjunct therapy has been
shown to
significantly lower microfilarial loads in the host, and may kill the
adult worms, due to the symbiotic...
-
common antiparasitic agent used worldwide, but can lead to
residual microfilarial load when
given in the
management of loiasis.
Treatment with ivermectin...
- applications. Moreover, it was seen that the ICT
format showed 25% of
microfilarial negative individuals as
being positive for
circulating filarial antigens...
- overhunting, and parasites. One
particular parasite is one
species of
microfilarial nematode which belongs to
genus Icoseilla. This
parasite is
often found...
- can
produce between 500 and 1,500
microfilariae per day. The
normal microfilarial lifespan is 1.0 to 1.5 years; however,
their presence in the bloodstream...
- M.; Brito, A. C.; Fireman, F. A.; Antunes, C. M. (June 2000). "The
microfilarial periodicity of
Wuchereria bancrofti in north-eastern Brazil". Annals...
- are not
detectable in the
blood for the
majority of the day, but the
microfilarial density peaks between midnight and 2 AM nightly.[citation needed] Nocturnal...
