Serial sectioning of Dirofilaria immitis microfilariae discloses the presence of cells containing neurosecretory-like granules. These cells are present adjacent to the nerve ring, the excretory ...

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 ...

Direct demonstration of microfilariae in blood or skin specimens. The blood sample is usually collected at night as microfilariae have nocturnal periodicity. Detection of antibodies by ...

The global initiative to eradicate bancroftian filariasis currently relies on mass treatment with four to six annual doses of antifilarial drugs. The goal is to reduce the reservoir of microfilariae ...

The World Health Organization has targeted lymphatic filariasis for global elimination by 2020 with a strategy of mass drug administration. This trial tested whether a single dose of a three-drug ...

This Research in Action article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Heartworm disease is a growing epidemic for pets in the United States, and while dogs ...

When parasitic worms make it into a scrotum, they have a ball—and dance like nobody’s watching. But in a hospital in New Delhi, India, doctors were watching. And they caught the dangling disco on film ...

No. A dog cannot pass heartworms to a human. Heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) are parasitic worms that generally affect dogs and cats. They are transmitted through mosquito bites only, and it’s very ...

Onchocerciasis, which is also known as river blindness, is an infectious condition of the skin and eyes that is caused by the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. Onchocerciasis is transmitted by the ...