Surveillance of Wuchereria bancrofti infection by anti-filarial IgG4 in urine among schoolchildren and molecular xenomonitoring in Sri Lanka: a post mass drug administration study

Surveillance of Wuchereria bancrofti infection by anti-filarial IgG4 in urine among schoolchildren and molecular xenomonitoring in Sri Lanka: a post mass drug administration study

Abstract Background Surveillance of hidden foci or resurgence of the bancroftian filariasis has high priority to maintain the elimination status in Sri Lanka. For the surveillance, two methods were applied in Matotagama, Matara, Sri Lanka; (i) molecular xenomonitoring (MX) by PCR to detect parasite...

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Main Authors: Hidekazu Takagi, Thishan C. Yahathugoda, Bumpei Tojo, Upeksha L. Rathnapala, Fumiaki Nagaoka, Mirani V. Weerasooriya, Makoto Itoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Wuchereria bancrofti
Culex (Cx) quinquefasciatus
PCR
Urine
Anti-filarial IgG4
Schoolchildren
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-019-0166-5

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