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Performance of two serodiagnostic tests for loiasis in a Non-Endemic area
Loiasis, caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa, is endemic in Central and West Africa where about 10 million people are infected. There is a scarcity of convenient, commercial diagnostics for L. loa. Microscopy requires trained personnel and has low sensitivity, while the serodiagnosis is currentl...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7274468/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32453734 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008187 |