Oligonucleotide based magnetic bead capture of Onchocerca volvulus DNA for PCR pool screening of vector black flies.

• Main Authors: Hemavathi Gopal (Author), Hassan K Hassan (Author), Mario A Rodríguez-Pérez (Author), Laurent D Toé (Author), Sara Lustigman (Author), Thomas R Unnasch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Entomological surveys of Simulium vectors are an important component in the criteria used to determine if Onchocerca volvulus transmission has been interrupted and if focal elimination of the parasite has been achieved. However, because infection in the vector population is quite rare in areas where...