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  • Tropical leg lymphedema caused by podoconiosis is associated with increased colonisation by anaerobic bacteria.

    Scientific reports

    Authors: Claudio Neidhöfer, Derick Lekealem Nkwetta, Bangsi Rose Fuen, Njodzeka Flora Yenban, Nancielle Mbiatong, Gordon Takop Nchanji, Patricia Korir, Nina Wetzig, Martin Sieber, Ralf Thiele, Marijo Parcina, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Achim Hoerauf, Samuel Wanji, Manuel Ritter

  • Negative association between ascaris lumbricoides seropositivity and Covid-19 severity: insights from a study in Benin.

    Frontiers in immunology

    Authors: Tomabu Adjobimey, Julia Meyer, Anneka Hennenfent, Anick J Bara, Latifou Lagnika, Bienvenu Kocou, Marius Adjagba, Anatole Laleye, Achim Hoerauf, Marijo Parcina

  • Epilepsy and nodding syndrome in association with an Onchocerca volvulus infection drive distinct immune profile patterns.

    PLoS neglected tropical diseases

    Authors: Kathrin Arndts, Josua Kegele, Alain S Massarani, Manuel Ritter, Thomas Wagner, Kenneth Pfarr, Christine Lämmer, Peter Dörmann, Helga Peisker, Dirk Menche, Mazen Al-Bahra, Clarissa Prazeres da Costa, Erich Schmutzhard, William Matuja, Achim Hoerauf, Laura E Layland-Heni, Andrea S Winkler

  • Phenotypical characterization, and antibiotics susceptibility patterns of skin bacteria found in podoconiosis patients in the North West Region of Cameroon.

    BMC microbiology

    Authors: Derick Lekealem Nkwetta, Bangsi Rose Fuen, Njodzeka Flora Yenban, Nancielle Mbiatong, Gordon Takop Nchanji, John Bonekeh, Bertrand Lontum Ndzeshang, Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Fanny Fri Fombad, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Mathias Eyong Esum, Abdel Jelil Njouendou, Jerome Fru Cho, Achim Hoerauf, Manuel Ritter, Samuel Wanji

  • The efficacy of the benzimidazoles oxfendazole and flubendazole against is dependent on the adaptive and innate immune system.

    Frontiers in microbiology

    Authors: Frederic Risch, Johanna F Scheunemann, Julia J Reichwald, Benjamin Lenz, Alexandra Ehrens, Joséphine Gal, Frédéric Fercoq, Marianne Koschel, Martina Fendler, Achim Hoerauf, Coralie Martin, Marc P Hübner

  • Stage-Dependent Increase of Systemic Immune Activation and CCR5CD4 T Cells in Filarial Driven Lymphedema in Ghana and Tanzania.

    Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)

    Authors: Abu Abudu Rahamani, Sacha Horn, Manuel Ritter, Anja Feichtner, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Vera Serwaa Opoku, Linda Batsa Debrah, Thomas F Marandu, Antelmo Haule, Jacklina Mhidze, Abdallah Ngenya, Max Demetrius, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Michael Hoelscher, Christof Geldmacher, Achim Hoerauf, Akili Kalinga, Alexander Y Debrah, Inge Kroidl

  • The design and development of a study protocol to investigate Onchocerca volvulus, Loa loa and Mansonella perstans-mediated modulation of the metabolic and immunological profile in lean and obese individuals in Cameroon.

    PloS one

    Authors: Benjamin Lenz, Beng Amuam Andrew, Manuel Ritter, Indulekha Karunakaran, Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Lucy Cho Nchang, Jayagopi Surendar, Anita Obi Bate Ebob, Alexandra Ehrens, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Arcangelo Ricchiuto, Janina M Kuehlwein, Fanny Fri Fombad, Ambe Marius Ngwa, Tatiana Djikeussi Katcho, Achim Hoerauf, Samuel Wanji, Marc P Hübner

  • A randomized, open-label study of the tolerability and efficacy of one or three daily doses of ivermectin plus diethylcarbamazine and albendazole (IDA) versus one dose of ivermectin plus albendazole (IA) for treatment of onchocerciasis.

    PLoS neglected tropical diseases

    Authors: Nicholas O Opoku, Felix Doe, Bettina Dubben, Nicole Fetcho, Kerstin Fischer, Peter U Fischer, Shelter Gordor, Charles W Goss, Michael E Gyasi, Achim Hoerauf, Augustine R Hong, Eric Kanza, Christopher L King, Ruth Laryea, Daphne Lew, Mahmood A Seidu, Gary J Weil

  • Potential of Nucleic Acid Receptor Ligands to Improve Vaccination Efficacy against the Filarial Nematode .

    Vaccines

    Authors: Johanna F Scheunemann, Frederic Risch, Julia J Reichwald, Benjamin Lenz, Anna-Lena Neumann, Stephan Garbe, Stefan J Frohberger, Marianne Koschel, Jesuthas Ajendra, Maximilian Rothe, Eicke Latz, Christoph Coch, Gunther Hartmann, Beatrix Schumak, Achim Hoerauf, Marc P Hübner

  • First genome-wide association study for lymphatic filariasis in a West African population points to a human leukocyte antigen-mediated disease pathophysiology.

    International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

    Authors: Sandeep Grover, Vera S Opoku, Linda B Debrah, Carlo Maj, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Derrick A Mensah, Achim Hoerauf, Alexander Y Debrah, Johannes Schumacher, Kenneth Pfarr