High Prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi Infection in the Amazon Region, Ecuador

We reviewed Giemsa-stained thick blood smears, obtained through the national malaria surveillance program in the Amazon region of Ecuador, by light microscopy for Mansonella spp. microfilariae. Of 2,756 slides examined, 566 (20.5%) were positive. Nested PCR confirmed that the microfilariae were thos...

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Autores principales: Calvopina, Manuel, Chiluisa-Guacho, Carlos, Toapanta, Alberto, Fonseca, David, Villacres, Irina
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31625843
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2511.181964
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author Calvopina, Manuel
Chiluisa-Guacho, Carlos
Toapanta, Alberto
Fonseca, David
Villacres, Irina
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description We reviewed Giemsa-stained thick blood smears, obtained through the national malaria surveillance program in the Amazon region of Ecuador, by light microscopy for Mansonella spp. microfilariae. Of 2,756 slides examined, 566 (20.5%) were positive. Nested PCR confirmed that the microfilariae were those of M. ozzardi nematodes, indicating that this parasite is endemic to this region.
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spelling pubmed-68101962019-11-01 High Prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi Infection in the Amazon Region, Ecuador Calvopina, Manuel Chiluisa-Guacho, Carlos Toapanta, Alberto Fonseca, David Villacres, Irina Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We reviewed Giemsa-stained thick blood smears, obtained through the national malaria surveillance program in the Amazon region of Ecuador, by light microscopy for Mansonella spp. microfilariae. Of 2,756 slides examined, 566 (20.5%) were positive. Nested PCR confirmed that the microfilariae were those of M. ozzardi nematodes, indicating that this parasite is endemic to this region. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-11 /pmc/articles/PMC6810196/ /pubmed/31625843 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2511.181964 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Calvopina, Manuel
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title_short High Prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi Infection in the Amazon Region, Ecuador
title_sort high prevalence of mansonella ozzardi infection in the amazon region, ecuador
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810196/
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