Filarial worms are nematodes, which are parasites and can cause disease in humans.
Synonyms
Filariae
Detailed description
Filarial worms are transmitted by mosquitoes from one person to another. Besides, important steps in their life cycle take place in the mosquito. In humans, they cause so-called filariasis, which mainly affects the lymphatic vessels.
Worms and other parasites cause numerous and widespread tropical diseases which are largely overlooked. At the DZIF, research teams are focused on fighting these diseases. Since August 2020
More than 21 million people in Africa are infected with the threadworm Onchocerca volvulus, the pathogen causing river blindness. About one in ten of those affected goes blind. What is needed are active agents that kill the long-lived adult worms. With Corallopyronin A, DZIF scientists have found an ...
In 2009, Prof. Achim Hörauf and his team at the University Hospital Bonn discovered that the natural substance Corallopyronin A is effective against filarial worms. Infections with these worms can
Dr. Ute Klarmann-Schulz’s research group’s objective is to support the transition of new anti-infective agent candidates from preclinical into clinical phases of development, and to ensure that the first clinical trials run as smoothly as possible. In the field of preclinical development, the junior ...
Currently, approximately one billion people worldwide are at risk of developing an inability to work or blindness, becoming maimed or dying due to neglected tropical diseases (NTD). NTDs include river blindness, dengue fever, sleeping sickness, snakebites and leprosy, only to name a few known ...
