A novel rapid test for detecting antibody responses to Loa loa infections.

Ivermectin-based mass drug administration (MDA) programs have achieved remarkable success towards the elimination of onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis. However, their full implementation has been hindered in Central Africa by the occurrence of ivermectin-related severe adverse events (SAEs) in...

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Main Authors: Bijan Pedram, Valérie Pasquetto, Papa M Drame, Yongchang Ji, Maria J Gonzalez-Moa, Richard K Baldwin, Thomas B Nutman, Marco A Biamonte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5531435?pdf=render