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== Microbiology ==
== Filarial Roundworms ==
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!Organism
!Vector
!Distribution
!Notes
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! colspan="4" |Lymphatic Filariasis
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|[[Wuchereria bancrofti]]
|[[Culex species|Culex]] and other species mosquitoes
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|[[Brugia malayi]]
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|[[Brugia timori]]
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! colspan="4" |Other Filarial Roundworms
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|[[Loa loa]]
|[[Chrysops species]] flies
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|[[Mansonella perstans]]
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|[[Mansonella streptocerca]]
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|[[Mansonella ozzardi]]
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|[[Onchocerca volvulus]]
|[[Simulium species|Simulium]] black flies
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=== Identification ===
* ''Wuchereria'' and ''Brugia'' (and ''Loa loa'') all have a sheath. ''Onchocerca'' is only pathogenic nematode that doesn't have a sheath.


*''Wuchereria'' and ''Brugia'' (and ''Loa loa'') all have a sheath. ''Onchocerca'' is only pathogenic nematode that doesn't have a sheath.
== Lymphatic filariasis ==


====Lymphatic filariasis====
* Pattern of nuclei in the tail (Loa Loa goes all the way to the tail, others don't). Draw blood at midnight for lymphatic filariasis (elephants come out at night). Can also give small dose of DEC and then sample a few hours.
* Stain blood with Giemsa for microfilaria. Treated with DEC +/- albendazole.


*Pattern of nuclei in the tail ([[Loa loa]] goes all the way to the tail, others don't). Draw blood at midnight for lymphatic filariasis (elephants come out at night). Can also give small dose of DEC and then sample a few hours.
== ''Onchocerca'' ==
*Stain blood with Giemsa for microfilaria. Treated with DEC +/- albendazole.


* ''Onchocerca'' transmitted by black fly Simin....
====''Onchocerca''====
* Subcut lumps and bumps, skin thickening and hyperpigmentation, eye involvement with dense cataract. Ivermectin every 6 months for 10 years, but rule out Loa first.


*''Onchocerca'' transmitted by black fly
== ''Loa loa'' ==
*Subcut lumps and bumps, skin thickening and hyperpigmentation, eye involvement with dense cataract. Ivermectin every 6 months for 10 years, but rule out Loa first.


====''Loa loa''====
* Crysops? transmits it. Eyeball with worm is almost always Loa. Calabar lump sp? In West Africa, after Crysops bite. May be on and off for years. If going to treat Onchocerca with ivermectin, need to rule out Loa, which can cause fatal encephalitis.


*Crysops? transmits it. Eyeball with worm is almost always Loa. Calabar lump sp? In West Africa, after Crysops bite. May be on and off for years. If going to treat Onchocerca with ivermectin, need to rule out Loa, which can cause fatal encephalitis.
== Guinea worm ==


== Intestinal Roundworms ==
* ''Dracunculis medinensis''
{| class="wikitable"
* Spread through water, needs to life cycle through water borne Cyclops copapods? Now only present in small number of areas, down to very few cases, through clean water control.
!Organism
* May also be maintained in dogs, which may make eradication more difficult.
!Distribution
!Treatment
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|[[Ascaris lumbricoides]]
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|[[albendazole]] or [[mebendazole]] or [[ivermectin]]
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|[[Necator americanus]]
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|[[albendazole]] or [[mebendazole]] or [[pyrantel pamoate]]
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|[[Ancylostoma duodenale]]
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|[[albendazole]] or [[mebendazole]] or [[pyrantel pamoate]]
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|[[Strongyloides stercoralis]]
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|[[ivermectin]] ± [[albendazole]]
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|[[Trichuris trichiura]]
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|[[albendazole]]
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|[[Enterobius vermicularis]]
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|[[albendazole]] or [[mebendazole]] or [[pyrantel pamoate]]
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|[[Capillaria species]]
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|[[mebendazole]]
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|[[Trichostrongylus species]]
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|[[pyrantel pamoate]]
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|[[Anisakis species]]
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|endoscopic removal
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|[[Gongylonema species]]
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|surgical removal or [[albendazole]]
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== Tissue-Invasive Roundworms ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Organism
!Distribution
!Treatment
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|[[Trichinella spiralis]]
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|[[albendazole]] plus steroids
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|[[Anyclostoma braziliense]]
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|[[albendazole]] or [[ivermectin]]
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|[[Ancylostoma caninum]]
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|[[albendazole]] or [[mebendazole]] or endoscopic removal
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|[[Dracunculus medinensis]]
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|none
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|[[Toxocara canis]]
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|[[albendazole]] or [[mebendazole]]
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|[[Toxocara cati]]
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|[[albendazole]] or [[mebendazole]]
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|[[Angiostrongylus cantonensis]]
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|controversial
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|[[Gnathostoma species]]
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|[[albendazole]] or [[ivermectin]] ± surgical removal
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|[[Baylisascaris procyonis]]
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|[[albendazole]] + steroids
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|[[Dioctophyme renale]]
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|}

===Guinea worm===

*''Dracunculis medinensis''
*Spread through water, needs to life cycle through water borne Cyclops copapods? Now only present in small number of areas, down to very few cases, through clean water control.
*May also be maintained in dogs, which may make eradication more difficult.


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Revision as of 01:02, 12 August 2020

Filarial Roundworms

Organism Vector Distribution Notes
Lymphatic Filariasis
Wuchereria bancrofti Culex and other species mosquitoes
Brugia malayi
Brugia timori
Other Filarial Roundworms
Loa loa Chrysops species flies
Mansonella perstans
Mansonella streptocerca
Mansonella ozzardi
Onchocerca volvulus Simulium black flies

Identification

  • Wuchereria and Brugia (and Loa loa) all have a sheath. Onchocerca is only pathogenic nematode that doesn't have a sheath.

Lymphatic filariasis

  • Pattern of nuclei in the tail (Loa loa goes all the way to the tail, others don't). Draw blood at midnight for lymphatic filariasis (elephants come out at night). Can also give small dose of DEC and then sample a few hours.
  • Stain blood with Giemsa for microfilaria. Treated with DEC +/- albendazole.

Onchocerca

  • Onchocerca transmitted by black fly
  • Subcut lumps and bumps, skin thickening and hyperpigmentation, eye involvement with dense cataract. Ivermectin every 6 months for 10 years, but rule out Loa first.

Loa loa

  • Crysops? transmits it. Eyeball with worm is almost always Loa. Calabar lump sp? In West Africa, after Crysops bite. May be on and off for years. If going to treat Onchocerca with ivermectin, need to rule out Loa, which can cause fatal encephalitis.

Intestinal Roundworms

Organism Distribution Treatment
Ascaris lumbricoides albendazole or mebendazole or ivermectin
Necator americanus albendazole or mebendazole or pyrantel pamoate
Ancylostoma duodenale albendazole or mebendazole or pyrantel pamoate
Strongyloides stercoralis ivermectin ± albendazole
Trichuris trichiura albendazole
Enterobius vermicularis albendazole or mebendazole or pyrantel pamoate
Capillaria species mebendazole
Trichostrongylus species pyrantel pamoate
Anisakis species endoscopic removal
Gongylonema species surgical removal or albendazole

Tissue-Invasive Roundworms

Organism Distribution Treatment
Trichinella spiralis albendazole plus steroids
Anyclostoma braziliense albendazole or ivermectin
Ancylostoma caninum albendazole or mebendazole or endoscopic removal
Dracunculus medinensis none
Toxocara canis albendazole or mebendazole
Toxocara cati albendazole or mebendazole
Angiostrongylus cantonensis controversial
Gnathostoma species albendazole or ivermectin ± surgical removal
Baylisascaris procyonis albendazole + steroids
Dioctophyme renale

Guinea worm

  • Dracunculis medinensis
  • Spread through water, needs to life cycle through water borne Cyclops copapods? Now only present in small number of areas, down to very few cases, through clean water control.
  • May also be maintained in dogs, which may make eradication more difficult.