Mapping of lymphatic filariasis in loiasis areas: A new strategy shows no evidence for Wuchereria bancrofti endemicity in Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Mapping of lymphatic filariasis (LF) caused by Wuchereria bancrofti largely relies on the detection of circulating antigen using ICT cards. Several studies have recently shown that this test can be cross-reactive with sera of subjects heavily infected with Loa loa and thus mapping result...

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Published in:PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Main Authors: Wanji, Samuel, Esum, Mathias Eyong, Njouendou, Abdel Jelil, Mbeng, Amuam Andrew, Chounna Ndongmo, Patrick W., Abong, Raphael Awah, Fru, Jerome, Fombad, Fanny F., Nchanji, Gordon Takop, Ngongeh, Glory, Ngandjui, Narcisse V., Enyong, Peter Ivo, Storey, Helen, Curtis, Kurt C., Fischer, Kerstin, Fauver, Joseph R., Lew, Daphne, Goss, Charles W., Fischer, Peter U.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6436748/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30849120
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007192
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