ReviewInfection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases2013
Inter and intra-specific diversity of parasites that cause lymphatic filariasis.
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- Host genetic backgrounds: the key to determining parasite-host adaptation.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023Review
- Genetic and morphological identification of filarial worm from Iberian hare in Portugal.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Semi-Automated Microfluidic Device Combined with a MiniPCR-Duplex Lateral Flow Dipstick for Screening and Visual Species Identification of Lymphatic Filariae.Micromachines · 2022Article
- A miniPCR-Duplex Lateral Flow Dipstick Platform for Rapid and Visual Diagnosis of Lymphatic Filariae Infection.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Molecular Characterization of a ReemergentBioMed research international · 2021Article
- New Molecular Data on Filaria and itsPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- DNA ofVeterinary world · 2020Article
- Advances in Vaccine Development for Human Lymphatic Filariasis.Trends in parasitology · 2020Review
- Advances in Antiwolbachial Drug Discovery for Treatment of Parasitic Filarial Worm Infections.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2019Review
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- Human infection with sub-periodic Brugia spp. in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka: a threat to filariasis elimination status?Parasites & vectors · 2018Article
- Mosquitoes and the Lymphatic Filarial Parasites: Research Trends and Budding Roadmaps to Future Disease Eradication.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2018Review
- Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of Wuchereria bancrofti from human blood samples in Egypt.Parasitology research · 2017Article
- Discovery of filarial nematode DNA in Amblyomma americanum in Northern Virginia.Ticks and tick-borne diseases · 2016Article
- Molecular epidemiology, phylogeny and evolution of the filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti.Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases · 2014Review
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Abstract
Lymphatic filariasis is caused by three closely related nematode parasites: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori. These species have many ecological variants that differ in several aspects of their biology such as mosquito vector species, host range, periodicity, and morphology. Although the genome of B. malayi (the first genome sequenced from a parasitic nematode) has been available for more than five years, very little is known about genetic variability among the lymphatic dwelling filariae. The genetic diversity among these worms is not only interesting from a biological perspective, but it may have important practical implications for the Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis, as the parasites may respond differently to diagnostic tests and/or medical interventions. Therefore, better information on their genetic variability is urgently needed. With improved methods for nucleic acid extraction and recent advances in sequencing chemistry and instrumentation, this gap can be filled relatively inexpensively. Improved information on filarial genetic diversity may increase the chances of success for lymphatic filariasis elimination programs.
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