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Mansonella ozzardi infection

MedGen UID:
5183
•Concept ID:
C0016089
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Filariasis ozzardi; filariasis ozzardi; Mansonella Ozzardi Infection; mansonella ozzardi infection; Ozzardian filariasis
SNOMED CT: Ozzardian filariasis (30865009); Mansonella ozzardi infection (30865009); Filariasis ozzardi (30865009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020959

Definition

An infection that is caused by the organism Mansonella ozzardi. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMansonella ozzardi infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Mansonella perstans infection in a Gabonese immigrant in Japan: an illustrative case of a clinical conundrum and management dilemma.
Kawashima A, Nomoto H, Takagi H, Hayakawa K, Komaki-Yasuda K, Kano S, Ohmagari N
J Travel Med 2023 Nov 18;30(7) doi: 10.1093/jtm/taad126. PMID: 37788045
The failure of diethylcarbamazine in the treatment of Mansonella ozzardi infections.
Bartholomew CF, Nathan MB, Tikasingh ES
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1978;72(4):423-4. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(78)90141-4. PMID: 360502
Diagnosis and treatment of Acanthocheilonema perstans filariasis.
ADOLPH PE, KAGAN IG, McQUAY RM
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1962 Jan;11:76-88. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1962.11.76. PMID: 13859465

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Phase III Clinical Trial to Evaluate Ivermectin in the Reduction of Mansonella ozzardi infection in the Brazilian Amazon.
de Almeida Basano S, de Souza Almeida Aranha Camargo J, Fontes G, Pereira AR, Medeiros JF, de Oliveira Laudisse MC, de Godoi Mattos Ferreira R, Camargo LMA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018 Mar;98(3):786-790. Epub 2018 Jan 4 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0698. PMID: 29313486Free PMC Article
Prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi among riverine communities in the municipality of Lábrea, State of Amazonas, Brazil.
Medeiros JF, Py-Daniel V, Barbosa UC
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2011 Mar-Apr;44(2):186-90. Epub 2011 Apr 1 doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822011005000006. PMID: 21468472
Mansonella ozzardi in Brazil: prevalence of infection in riverine communities in the Purus region, in the state of Amazonas.
Medeiros JF, Py-Daniel V, Barbosa UC, Izzo TJ
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2009 Feb;104(1):74-80. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762009000100012. PMID: 19274380
Mansonella ozzardi infection in Bolivia: prevalence and clinical associations in the Chaco region.
Bartoloni A, Cancrini G, Bartalesi F, Marcolin D, Roselli M, Arce CC, Hall AJ
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1999 Nov;61(5):830-3. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.830. PMID: 10586920

Diagnosis

Molecular Surveillance Detects High Prevalence of the Neglected Parasite Mansonella ozzardi in the Colombian Amazon.
Dahmer KJ, Palma-Cuero M, Ciuoderis K, Patiño C, Roitman S, Li Z, Sinha A, Hite JL, Cuellar OB, Hernandez-Ortiz JP, Osorio JE, Christensen BM, Carlow CKS, Zamanian M
J Infect Dis 2023 Nov 11;228(10):1441-1451. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiad331. PMID: 37566913Free PMC Article
High Prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi Infection in the Amazon Region, Ecuador.
Calvopina M, Chiluisa-Guacho C, Toapanta A, Fonseca D, Villacres I
Emerg Infect Dis 2019 Nov;25(11):2081-2083. doi: 10.3201/eid2511.181964. PMID: 31625843Free PMC Article
Immune response in Mansonella ozzardi infection modulated by IL-6/IL-10 axis in Amazon region of Brazil.
Costa AG, Sadahiro A, Monteiro Tarragô A, Pessoa FAC, Pires Loiola B, Malheiro A, Medeiros JF
Cytokine 2018 Apr;104:98-103. Epub 2017 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2017.09.033. PMID: 29032984
Prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi among riverine communities in the municipality of Lábrea, State of Amazonas, Brazil.
Medeiros JF, Py-Daniel V, Barbosa UC
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2011 Mar-Apr;44(2):186-90. Epub 2011 Apr 1 doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822011005000006. PMID: 21468472
Mansonella ozzardi in Brazil: prevalence of infection in riverine communities in the Purus region, in the state of Amazonas.
Medeiros JF, Py-Daniel V, Barbosa UC, Izzo TJ
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2009 Feb;104(1):74-80. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762009000100012. PMID: 19274380

Therapy

Phase III Clinical Trial to Evaluate Ivermectin in the Reduction of Mansonella ozzardi infection in the Brazilian Amazon.
de Almeida Basano S, de Souza Almeida Aranha Camargo J, Fontes G, Pereira AR, Medeiros JF, de Oliveira Laudisse MC, de Godoi Mattos Ferreira R, Camargo LMA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018 Mar;98(3):786-790. Epub 2018 Jan 4 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0698. PMID: 29313486Free PMC Article
Sustained clearance of Mansonella ozzardi infection after treatment with ivermectin in the Brazilian Amazon.
Basano Sde A, Fontes G, Medeiros JF, Aranha Camargo JS, Souza Vera LJ, Parente Araújo MP, Pires Parente MS, Mattos Ferreira Rde G, Barreto Crispim Pd, Aranha Camargo LM
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2014 Jun;90(6):1170-5. Epub 2014 Apr 7 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0410. PMID: 24710613Free PMC Article
Ivermectin in the successful treatment of a patient with Mansonella ozzardi infection.
Nutman TB, Nash TE, Ottesen EA
J Infect Dis 1987 Oct;156(4):662-5. doi: 10.1093/infdis/156.4.662. PMID: 3305722

Clinical prediction guides

Phase III Clinical Trial to Evaluate Ivermectin in the Reduction of Mansonella ozzardi infection in the Brazilian Amazon.
de Almeida Basano S, de Souza Almeida Aranha Camargo J, Fontes G, Pereira AR, Medeiros JF, de Oliveira Laudisse MC, de Godoi Mattos Ferreira R, Camargo LMA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018 Mar;98(3):786-790. Epub 2018 Jan 4 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0698. PMID: 29313486Free PMC Article
Sustained clearance of Mansonella ozzardi infection after treatment with ivermectin in the Brazilian Amazon.
Basano Sde A, Fontes G, Medeiros JF, Aranha Camargo JS, Souza Vera LJ, Parente Araújo MP, Pires Parente MS, Mattos Ferreira Rde G, Barreto Crispim Pd, Aranha Camargo LM
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2014 Jun;90(6):1170-5. Epub 2014 Apr 7 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0410. PMID: 24710613Free PMC Article
Prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi among riverine communities in the municipality of Lábrea, State of Amazonas, Brazil.
Medeiros JF, Py-Daniel V, Barbosa UC
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2011 Mar-Apr;44(2):186-90. Epub 2011 Apr 1 doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822011005000006. PMID: 21468472
Mansonella ozzardi infection in Bolivia: prevalence and clinical associations in the Chaco region.
Bartoloni A, Cancrini G, Bartalesi F, Marcolin D, Roselli M, Arce CC, Hall AJ
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1999 Nov;61(5):830-3. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.830. PMID: 10586920

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