mansonelliasis

Also known as Mansonelliasis (disorder), Mansonellosis, Mansonella perstans infections

Mansonelliasis is the condition of infection by the nematode Mansonella. The disease exists in Africa and tropical Americas, spread by biting midges or blackflies. It is usually asymptomatic.

Research

293 papers

Mansonelliasis, a neglected parasitic disease in Haiti.Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2014
Filariasis.2026
Mansonella ozzardi.Trends in parasitology · 2021
[Ocular manifestations in mansonelliasis].Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia · 2008
[Mansonelliasis and its symptomatology].Hospital (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) · 1961

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Symptoms and signs
Causes
Vectors and life cycle
Pathogenesis
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment
Epidemiology
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Mansonelliasis is the condition of infection by the nematode Mansonella. The disease exists in Africa and tropical Americas, spread by biting midges or blackflies. It is usually asymptomatic.

==Symptoms and signs==