Previous ultrastructural studies on various microfilariae have suggested the presence of a trilaminar membrane at the parasite cuticle. In the present report, the formation of the cuticle of ...

Despite decades of research, scientists have yet to pinpoint the exact cause of nodding syndrome (NS), a disabling disease affecting African children. A new report suggests that blackflies infected ...

Scientists have found a telltale molecular marker for Onchocerciasis or “river blindness,” a parasitic infection that affects tens of millions of people in Africa, Latin America and other tropical ...

Microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus obtained from onchocercomas were inoculated subcutaneously into the inguinal region of mice. Microfilariae disseminated rapidly, invading the tail and lungs within ...

LA JOLLA, CA – February 25, 2013 – Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a telltale molecular marker for Onchocerciasis or "river blindness," a parasitic infection that ...

A lead researcher into the mysterious Nodding Syndrome at the Ministry of Health has defined Onchocerca Volvulus (OV) as a parasite responsible for the cause of nodding in children where several lives ...

En un momento como el actual, en el que la pandemia de COVID-19 ha puesto sobre la mesa la imperante necesidad de controlar a los agentes infecciosos que, en cualquier momento, pueden dar el salto de ...

Moxidectin, a macrocyclic lactone, is an anthelmintic drug that selectively binds to the parasite's glutamate-gated chloride ion channels. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

Onchocerciasis is a parasitic infection also called river blindness or Robles disease. It affects people in the tropical regions of Africa and some South American countries. It causes skin and eye ...

London, United Kingdom, October 2, 2014 – Despite decades of research, scientists have yet to pinpoint the exact cause of nodding syndrome (NS), a disabling disease affecting African children. A new ...