Relationship between skin snip and Ov16 ELISA: Two diagnostic tools for onchocerciasis in a focus in Cameroon after two decades of ivermectin-based preventive chemotherapy.

• Main Authors: Linda Djune-Yemeli (Author), André Domché (Author), Hugues C Nana-Djeunga (Author), Cyrille Donfo-Azafack (Author), Cedric G Lenou-Nanga (Author), Palmer Masumbe-Netongo (Author), Joseph Kamgno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Onchocerciasis elimination currently relies on repeated ivermectin-based preventive chemotherapy. Current World Health Organization's guidelines strongly recommend, though with low evidence of certainty, the use of Ov16 serology testing in children younger than 10...