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Nadine Borchert; Christoph Becker-Pauly; Antje Wagner; Peter Fischer; Walter Stöcker; Norbert W Brattig
Identification and characterization of onchoastacin, an astacin-like metalloproteinase from the filaria Onchocerca volvulus.
Peter Fischer; Sara M Erickson; Kerstin Fischer; Jeremy F Fuchs; Ramakrishna U Rao; Bruce Christensen; Gary J Weil
Persistence of Brugia malayi DNA in vector and non-vector mosquitoes: implications for xenomonitoring and transmission monitoring of lymphatic filariasis.
Andreas Krueger; Peter Fischer; R Morales-Hojas
Molecular phylogeny of the filaria genus Onchocerca with special emphasis on Afrotropical human and bovine parasites.

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2007: Nadine Borchert; Christoph Becker-Pauly; Antje Wagner; Peter Fischer; Walter Stöcker; Norbert W Brattig
Identification and characterization of onchoastacin, an astacin-like metalloproteinase from the filaria Onchocerca volvulus.
Microbes and infection / Institut Pasteur 2007;9(4):498-506.
2007: Peter Fischer; Sara M Erickson; Kerstin Fischer; Jeremy F Fuchs; Ramakrishna U Rao; Bruce Christensen; Gary J Weil
Persistence of Brugia malayi DNA in vector and non-vector mosquitoes: implications for xenomonitoring and transmission monitoring of lymphatic filariasis.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2007;76(3):502-7.
2007: Andreas Krueger; Peter Fischer; R Morales-Hojas
Molecular phylogeny of the filaria genus Onchocerca with special emphasis on Afrotropical human and bovine parasites.
Acta tropica 2007;101(1):1-14.
2006: Alison Krentel; Peter Fischer; Paul Manoempil; Taniawati Supali; Gérard Servais; Paul Rückert
Using knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) surveys on lymphatic filariasis to prepare a health promotion campaign for mass drug administration in Alor District, Indonesia.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2006;11(11):1731-40.
2006: Ramakrishna U Rao; Gary J Weil; Kerstin Fischer; Taniawati Supali; Peter Fischer
Detection of Brugia parasite DNA in human blood by real-time PCR.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2006;44(11):3887-93.
2006: Taniawati Supali; Is S Ismid; Herry Wibowo; Yenny Djuardi; Esther Majawati; Praba Ginanjar; Peter Fischer
Estimation of the prevalence of lymphatic filariasis by a pool screen PCR assay using blood spots collected on filter paper.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2006;100(8):753-9.
2005: Tim Oqueka; Taniawati Supali; Is S Ismid; Paul Rückert; Mark Bradley; Peter Fischer
Impact of two rounds of mass drug administration using diethylcarbamazine combined with albendazole on the prevalence of Brugia timori and of intestinal helminths on Alor Island, Indonesia.
Filaria journal 2005;4():5.
2005: Peter Fischer; Insa Bonow; Taniawati Supali; Paul Rückert; N Rahmah
Detection of filaria-specific IgG4 antibodies and filarial DNA, for the screening of blood spots for Brugia timori.
Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology 2005;99(1):53-60.
2004: Peter Fischer; Taniawati Supali; Rick M Maizels
Lymphatic filariasis and Brugia timori: prospects for elimination.
Trends in parasitology 2004;20(8):351-5.
2004: Abbas Jolodar; Peter Fischer; Dietrich W Büttner; David J Miller; Christel Schmetz; Norbert W Brattig
Onchocerca volvulus: expression and immunolocalization of a nematode cathepsin D-like lysosomal aspartic protease.
Experimental parasitology 2004;107(3-4):145-56.
2004: Taniawati Supali; N Rahmah; Yenny Djuardi; Erliyani Sartono; Paul Rückert; Peter Fischer
Detection of filaria-specific IgG4 antibodies using Brugia Rapid test in individuals from an area highly endemic for Brugia timori.
Acta tropica 2004;90(3):255-61.
2004: Abbas Jolodar; Peter Fischer; Dietrich W Büttner; Norbert W Brattig
Wolbachia endosymbionts of Onchocerca volvulus express a putative periplasmic HtrA-type serine protease.
Microbes and infection / Institut Pasteur 2004;6(2):141-9.
2004: Hanan Helmy; Peter Fischer; Hoda A Farid; Mark H Bradley; Reda Ramzy
Test strip detection of Wuchereria bancrofti amplified DNA in wild-caught Culex pipiens and estimation of infection rate by a PoolScreen algorithm.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2004;9(1):158-63.
2003: Peter Fischer; Yenny Djuardi; Is S Ismid; Paul Rückert; Mark Bradley; Taniawati Supali
Long-lasting reduction of Brugia timori microfilariae following a single dose of diethylcarbamazine combined with albendazole.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2003;97(4):446-8.
2003: Abbas Jolodar; Peter Fischer; Simone Bergmann; Dietrich W Büttner; Sven Hammerschmidt; Norbert W Brattig
Molecular cloning of an alpha-enolase from the human filarial parasite Onchocerca volvulus that binds human plasminogen.
Biochimica et biophysica acta 2003;1627(2-3):111-20.
2003: Alexandra Sommer; Rainer Rickert; Peter Fischer; Hans Steinhart; Rolf D Walter; Eva Liebau
A dominant role for extracellular glutathione S-transferase from Onchocerca volvulus is the production of prostaglandin D2.
Infection and immunity 2003;71(6):3603-6.
2003: Peter Fischer; Insa Bonow; Dietrich W Büttner; Ibrahim H Kamal; Eva Liebau
An aspartate aminotransferase of Wolbachia endobacteria from Onchocerca volvulus is recognized by IgG1 antibodies from residents of endemic areas.
Parasitology research 2003;90(1):38-47.
2003: Peter Fischer; Sylvain Djoha; Dietrich W Büttner; Peter F Zipfel
Isolation and characterization of the regulatory subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase from the filarial parasite Onchocerca volvulus.
Molecular and biochemical parasitology 2003;128(1):33-42.
2003: Peter Fischer; Daniel Boakye; Joseph Hamburger
Polymerase chain reaction-based detection of lymphatic filariasis.
Medical microbiology and immunology 2003;192(1):3-7.
2002: Peter Fischer; Herry Wibowo; S Pischke; Paul Rückert; Eva Liebau; Is S Ismid; Taniawati Supali
PCR-based detection and identification of the filarial parasite Brugia timori from Alor Island, Indonesia.
Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology 2002;96(8):809-21.
2002: Steven A Williams; S J Laney; L A Bierwert; L J Saunders; D A Boakye; Peter Fischer; D Goodman; Hanan Helmy; Sl Hoti; V Vasuki; Patrick J Lammie; C Plichart; Reda Ramzy; Eric A Ottesen
Development and standardization of a rapid, PCR-based method for the detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in mosquitoes, for xenomonitoring the human prevalence of bancroftian filariasis.
Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology 2002;96 Suppl 2():S41-6.
2002: Peter Fischer; Christel Schmetz; Claudio Bandi; Insa Bonow; Sabine Mand; Kerstin Fischer; Dietrich W Büttner
Tunga penetrans: molecular identification of Wolbachia endobacteria and their recognition by antibodies against proteins of endobacteria from filarial parasites.
Experimental parasitology 2002;102(3-4):201-11.
2002: Taniawati Supali; Is S Ismid; Paul Rückert; Peter Fischer
Treatment of Brugia timori and Wuchereria bancrofti infections in Indonesia using DEC or a combination of DEC and albendazole: adverse reactions and short-term effects on microfilariae.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2002;7(10):894-901.
2002: S Pischke; Dietrich W Büttner; Eva Liebau; Peter Fischer
An internal control for the detection of Onchocerca volvulus DNA by PCR-ELISA and rapid detection of specific PCR products by DNA Detection Test Strips.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2002;7(6):526-31.
2002: Taniawati Supali; Herry Wibowo; Paul Rückert; Kerstin Fischer; Is S Ismid; Yenny Djuardi; Peter Fischer
High prevalence of Brugia timori infection in the highland of Alor Island, Indonesia.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2002;66(5):560-5.
2001: IH Kamal; Peter Fischer; M Adly; A S El Sayed; Zakariya S Morsy; Reda Ramzy
Evaluation of a PCR-ELISA to detect Wuchereria bancrofti in Culex pipiens from an Egyptian village with a low prevalence of filariasis.
Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology 2001;95(8):833-41.
2001: Alexandra Sommer; M Nimtz; H S Conradt; Norbert W Brattig; K Boettcher; Peter Fischer; Rolf D Walter; Eva Liebau
Structural analysis and antibody response to the extracellular glutathione S-transferases from Onchocerca volvulus.
Infection and immunity 2001;69(12):7718-28.
2001: S Krause; Alexandra Sommer; Peter Fischer; Peter M Brophy; Rolf D Walter; Eva Liebau
Gene structure of the extracellular glutathione S-transferase from Onchocerca volvulus and its overexpression and promoter analysis in transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans.
Molecular and biochemical parasitology 2001;117(2):145-54.
2001: S Klüber; Taniawati Supali; S A Williams; Eva Liebau; Peter Fischer
Rapid PCR-based detection of Brugia malayi DNA from blood spots by DNA Detection Test Strips.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2001;95(2):169-70.
2001: Alexandra Sommer; Peter Fischer; K Krause; K Boettcher; Peter M Brophy; Rolf D Walter; Eva Liebau
A stress-responsive glyoxalase I from the parasitic nematode Onchocerca volvulus.
The Biochemical journal 2001;353(Pt 3):445-52.
2000: Eva Liebau; Marie-Luise Eschbach; WN Tawe; Alexandra Sommer; Peter Fischer; Rolf D Walter; Kimberly Henkle-Dührsen
Identification of a stress-responsive Onchocerca volvulus glutathione S-transferase (Ov-GST-3) by RT-PCR differential display.
Molecular and biochemical parasitology 2000;109(2):101-10.
2000: Peter Fischer; Taniawati Supali; Herry Wibowo; Insa Bonow; S A Williams
Detection of DNA of nocturnally periodic Brugia malayi in night and day blood samples by a polymerase chain reaction-ELISA-based method using an internal control DNA.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2000;62(2):291-6.
1999: Peter Fischer; E Tukesiga; Dietrich W Büttner
Long-term suppression of Mansonella streptocerca microfilariae after treatment with ivermectin.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1999;180(4):1403-5.
1999: Peter Fischer; X Liu; MR Lizotte-Waniewski; IH Kamal; Reda Ramzy; Steven A Williams
Development of a quantitative, competitive polymerase chain reaction--enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of Wuchereria bancrofti DNA.
Parasitology research 1999;85(3):176-83.
1998: Peter Fischer; Dietrich W Büttner; Jotham Bamuhiiga; Steven A Williams
Detection of the filarial parasite Mansonella streptocerca in skin biopsies by a nested polymerase chain reaction-based assay.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 1998;58(6):816-20.
1997: Peter Fischer; J Yocha; Tom Rubaale; R Garms
PCR and DNA hybridization indicate the absence of animal filariae from vectors of Onchocerca volvulus in Uganda.
The Journal of parasitology 1997;83(6):1030-4.
1997: Peter Fischer; R Garms; D W Buttner; Walter Kipp; Jotham Bamuhiiga; J Yocha
Reduced prevalence of onchocerciasis in Uganda following either deforestation or vector control with DDT.
East African medical journal 1997;74(5):321-5.
1997: Peter Fischer; Jotham Bamuhiiga; Dietrich W Büttner
Treatment of human Mansonella streptocerca infection with ivermectin.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 1997;2(2):191-9.
1997: Peter Fischer; Jotham Bamuhiiga; Dietrich W Büttner
Occurrence and diagnosis of Mansonella streptocerca in Uganda.
Acta tropica 1997;63(1):43-55.
1997: G Wildenburg; Anita Plenge-Bönig; Alfons Renz; Peter Fischer; Dietrich W Büttner
Distribution of mast cells and their correlation with inflammatory cells around Onchocerca gutturosa, O. tarsicola, O. ochengi, and O. flexuosa.
Parasitology research 1997;83(2):109-20.
1996: Peter Fischer; Jotham Bamuhiiga; Albert Kilian; Dietrich W Büttner
Strain differentiation of Onchocerca volvulus from Uganda using DNA probes.
Parasitology 1996;112 ( Pt 4)():401-408.
1996: Peter Fischer; Tom Rubaale; S E Meredith; Dietrich W Büttner
Sensitivity of a polymerase chain reaction-based assay to detect Onchocerca volvulus DNA in skin biopsies.
Parasitology research 1996;82(5):395-401.
1996: Peter Fischer; Albert Kilian; Jotham Bamuhiiga; Walter Kipp; Dietrich W Büttner
Prevalence of Mansonella perstans in western Uganda and its detection using the QBC-fluorescence method.
Applied parasitology 1996;37(1):32-7.
1995: Walter Kipp; P Kabwa; A Verbeck; Peter Fischer; P Eggert; Dietrich W Büttner
Prevalence and risk factors of HIV-1 infection in three parishes in western Uganda.
Tropical medicine and parasitology : official organ of Deutsche Tropenmedizinische Gesellschaft and of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) 1995;46(3):141-6.
1995: Peter Fischer; Walter Kipp; P Kabwa; D W Buttner
Onchocerciasis and human immunodeficiency virus in western Uganda: prevalences and treatment with ivermectin.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 1995;53(2):171-8.
1993: Peter Fischer; Walter Kipp; J Bamuhiga; J Binta-Kahwa; A Kiefer; Dietrich W Büttner
Parasitological and clinical characterization of Simulium neavei-transmitted onchocerciasis in western Uganda.
Tropical medicine and parasitology : official organ of Deutsche Tropenmedizinische Gesellschaft and of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) 1993;44(4):311-21.