Diversity of Culicoides in the middle belt of Ghana with Implications on the transmission of Mansonella perstans; a molecular approach

Diversity of Culicoides in the middle belt of Ghana with Implications on the transmission of Mansonella perstans; a molecular approach

Abstract Background Culicoides, also known as biting midges, carry pathogens which include Mansonella perstans. Mansonella perstans is a nematode parasite implicated in a number of disease outcomes. Even though a high prevalence of about 75% M. perstans infection has been recorded in some communitie...

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Main Authors: Linda Batsa Debrah, Joseph F. Arthur, Augustine Yeboah, Dorcas O. Owusu, Ernest Adankwah, Isaac Acheampong, Difery Minadzi, Millicent Lamptey, Vera Serwaa Opoku, Wilfred Aniagyei, Monika M. Vivekanandan, Mohammed K. Abass, Amidu Gawusu, Samuel Wanji, Alexander Y. Debrah, Marc Jacobsen, Richard O. Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Culicoides species
Culicoides grahamii
Mansonella perstans
Microfilariae
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06179-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06179-8

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