Human immune response against salivary antigens of Simulium damnosum s.l.: A new epidemiological marker for exposure to blackfly bites in onchocerciasis endemic areas

BACKGROUND: Simulium damnosum sensu lato (s.l.) blackflies transmit Onchocerca volvulus, a filarial nematode that causes human onchocerciasis. Human landing catches (HLCs) is currently the sole method used to estimate blackfly biting rates but is labour-intensive and questionable on ethical grounds....

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Publicado en:PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Main Authors: Willen, Laura, Basáñez, Maria-Gloria, Dvorak, Vit, Veriegh, Francis B. D., Aboagye, Frank T., Idun, Bright, Osman, Maha Elhadi, Osei-Atweneboana, Mike Y., Courtenay, Orin, Volf, Petr
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8253393/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34157020
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009512
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