A field trial of a PCR-based Mansonella ozzardi diagnosis assay detects high-levels of submicroscopic M. ozzardi infections in both venous blood samples and FTA® card dried blood spots

A field trial of a PCR-based Mansonella ozzardi diagnosis assay detects high-levels of submicroscopic M. ozzardi infections in both venous blood samples and FTA® card dried blood spots

Abstract Background Mansonella ozzardi is a poorly understood human filarial parasite with a broad distribution throughout Latin America. Most of what is known about its parasitism has come from epidemiological studies that have estimated parasite incidence using light microscopy. Light microscopy c...

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Main Authors: Jansen Fernandes Medeiros, Tatiana Amaral Pires Almeida, Lucyane Bastos Tavares Silva, Jose Miguel Rubio, James Lee Crainey, Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa, Sergio Luiz Bessa Luz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Mansonelliasis
Mansonella ozzardi
PCR-detection
Submicroscopic
FTA®cards
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0889-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0889-z

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