Urine metabolites for the identification of Onchocerca volvulus infections in patients from Cameroon

Urine metabolites for the identification of Onchocerca volvulus infections in patients from Cameroon

Abstract Background The tropical disease onchocerciasis (river blindness), caused by Onchocerca volvulus filarial nematodes, is targeted for elimination by mass treatment with nematocidal and antimicrobial drugs. Diagnosis of O. volvulus infections is based on counts of skin-borne microfilariae, but...

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Main Authors: Vera Wewer, Helga Peisker, Katharina Gutbrod, Mazen Al-Bahra, Dirk Menche, Ngongeh Glory Amambo, Fanny F. Fombad, Abdel Jelil Njouendou, Kenneth Pfarr, Samuel Wanji, Achim Hoerauf, Peter Dörmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Onchocerca volvulus
NATOG
Mass spectrometry
Diagnosis
Filariasis
Onchocerciasis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04893-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04893-1

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