Safety of high-dose ivermectin: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, G Giorli, J Kamgno, J Gardon… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Ivermectin is a key anthelmintic for the control of neglected tropical diseases.
The main indications for population-level control with ivermectin through mass drug …

Serious reactions after mass treatment of onchocerciasis with ivermectin in an area endemic for Loa loa infection

J Gardon, N Gardon-Wendel, J Kamgno, JP Chippaux… - The Lancet, 1997 - thelancet.com
… Joseph Kamgno … We thank J Owona, Minister of Public Health, Cameroon; R Owona, Ministry
of Public Health, Cameroon; B Bouchite, ORSTOM-Centre Pasteur, Cameroon; P Ngoumou…

Th2 cytokines are associated with reduced worm burdens in a human intestinal helminth infection

…, J Kamgno, F Cormont, J Van Snick… - The Journal of …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Although T helper 2 (Th2) cytokines are known to be critical in the generation of protective
immunity against intestinal helminths in mouse models, it is unclear whether they are …

Point-of-care quantification of blood-borne filarial parasites with a mobile phone microscope

…, L Nilsson, N Switz, J Kamgno… - Science translational …, 2015 - science.org
Parasitic helminths cause debilitating diseases that affect millions of people in primarily low-resource
settings. Efforts to eliminate onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis in Central …

Relationship between onchocerciasis and epilepsy: a matched case-control study in the Mbam Valley, Republic of Cameroon

M Boussinesq, SDS Pion, J Kamgno - … of the Royal Society of Tropical …, 2002 - Elsevier
Studies conducted during the past 10 years to investigate the possible relationship between
onchocerciasis and epilepsy have led to contradictory results. In 1991–1992 and 2001 we …

[HTML][HTML] A Test-and-Not-Treat Strategy for Onchocerciasis in Loa loa–Endemic Areas

J Kamgno, SD Pion, CB Chesnais… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Implementation of an ivermectin-based community treatment strategy for the
elimination of onchocerciasis or lymphatic filariasis has been delayed in Central Africa …

Intensity of intestinal infection with multiple worm species is related to regulatory cytokine output and immune hyporesponsiveness

…, J Behnke, KJ Else, J Kamgno… - The Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Increasing immunological dysfunction (atopy and autoimmunity) in western society may be
linked to changes in undetermined environmental agents. We hypothesize that increased …

[HTML][HTML] Allergen-specific IgE and IgG4 are markers of resistance and susceptibility in a human intestinal nematode infection

…, H Faulkner, J Kamgno, MW Kennedy, J Behnke… - Microbes and …, 2005 - Elsevier
IgG4 has been proposed to act as a 'blocking antibody' due to its ability to compete for the
same epitopes as IgE thus preventing IgE-dependent allergic responses. IgG4 and IgE are …

[PDF][PDF] Three probable cases of Loa loa encephalopathy following ivermectin treatment for onchocerciasis.

…, J Gardon, N Gardon-Wendel, J Kamgno… - The American journal …, 1998 - researchgate.net
Over the past nine years, more than 12 million people exposed to Onchocerca volvulus
infection have received at least one dose of ivermectin, almost all without serious adverse …

Spatial modelling and the prediction of Loa loa risk: decision making under uncertainty

…, I Takougang, P Enyong, J Kamgno… - Annals of Tropical …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Health decision-makers working in Africa often need to act for millions of people over large
geographical areas on little and uncertain information. Spatial statistical modelling and …