Development and validation of a quantitative PCR for the detection of Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis).

Development and validation of a quantitative PCR for the detection of Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis).

Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm) is a parasitic nematode that can cause the debilitating disease dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) in humans. The global Guinea Worm Eradication Program has led intervention and eradication efforts since the 1980s, and Guinea worm infections in people have decr...

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Main Authors:	Sarah M Coker, Erin K Box, Natalie Stilwell, Elizabeth A Thiele, James A Cotton, Ellen Haynes, Michael J Yabsley, Christopher A Cleveland
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-10-01
Series:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010830

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