Clinical, serological and DNA testing in Bengo Province, Angola further reveals low filarial endemicity and opportunities for disease elimination

Clinical, serological and DNA testing in Bengo Province, Angola further reveals low filarial endemicity and opportunities for disease elimination

The prevalence of Loa loa, Onchocerca volvulus and Wuchereria bancrofti infections in an under-surveyed area of Bengo Province, Angola, was determined by surveying 22 communities with a combination of clinical, serological and DNA diagnostics. Additional information was collected on participants...

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Main Authors: Rossely Paulo, Miguel Brito, Pedro Van-Dunem, António Martins, Robert J. Novak, Benjamin Jacob, David M. Molyneux, Thomas R. Unnasch, J. Russell Stothard, Louise Kelly-Hope
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Subjects:
Loiasis
Chrysops
Onchocerciasis
Lymphatic filariasis
Co-infection
Mapping
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673120300520

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