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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Publié dans:PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Auteurs principaux: 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
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Public Library of Science 2019
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Accès en ligne: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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