Urine metabolites for the identification of Onchocerca volvulus infections in patients from Cameroon

Abstract Background The tropical disease onchocerciasis (river blindness), caused by Onchocerca volvulus filarial nematodes, is targeted for elimination by mass treatment with nematocidal and antimicrobial drugs. Diagnosis of O. volvulus infections is based on counts of skin-borne microfilariae, but...

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Autors principals:	Vera Wewer, Helga Peisker, Katharina Gutbrod, Mazen Al-Bahra, Dirk Menche, Ngongeh Glory Amambo, Fanny F. Fombad, Abdel Jelil Njouendou, Kenneth Pfarr, Samuel Wanji, Achim Hoerauf, Peter Dörmann
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	BMC 2021-08-01
Col·lecció:	Parasites & Vectors
Matèries:	Onchocerca volvulus NATOG Mass spectrometry Diagnosis Filariasis Onchocerciasis
Accés en línia:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04893-1
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