A multi-center field study of two point-of-care tests for circulating Wuchereria bancrofti antigenemia in Africa.

A multi-center field study of two point-of-care tests for circulating Wuchereria bancrofti antigenemia in Africa.

<h4>Background</h4>The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis uses point-of-care tests for circulating filarial antigenemia (CFA) to map endemic areas and for monitoring and evaluating the success of mass drug administration (MDA) programs. We compared the performance of the...

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Main Authors: Cédric B Chesnais, Naomi-Pitchouna Awaca-Uvon, Fatoma K Bolay, Michel Boussinesq, Peter U Fischer, Lincoln Gankpala, Aboulaye Meite, François Missamou, Sébastien D Pion, Gary J Weil
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0005703&type=printable
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