Performance of parasitological and molecular techniques for the diagnosis and surveillance of gambiense sleeping sickness.

OBJECTIVES:Recently, improvements have been made to diagnostics for gambiense sleeping sickness control but their performance remains poorly documented and may depend on specimen processing prior to examination. In a prospective study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we compared the diagnost...

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Main Authors: Dieudonné Mumba Ngoyi, Rosine Ali Ekangu, Marie France Mumvemba Kodi, Patient Pati Pyana, Fatima Balharbi, Mélanie Decq, Victor Kande Betu, Wim Van der Veken, Claude Sese, Joris Menten, Philippe Büscher, Veerle Lejon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4055587?pdf=render