Development and validation of a quantitative PCR for the detection of Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis).

• Main Authors: Sarah M Coker (Author), Erin K Box (Author), Natalie Stilwell (Author), Elizabeth A Thiele (Author), James A Cotton (Author), Ellen Haynes (Author), Michael J Yabsley (Author), Christopher A Cleveland (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm) is a parasitic nematode that can cause the debilitating disease dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) in humans. The global Guinea Worm Eradication Program has led intervention and eradication efforts since the 1980s, and Guinea worm infections in people have decr...