Onchocerciasis: Target product profiles of in vitro diagnostics to support onchocerciasis elimination mapping and mass drug administration stopping decisions.

• Main Authors: Marco A Biamonte (Author), Paul T Cantey (Author), Yaya I Coulibaly (Author), Katherine M Gass (Author), Louise C Hamill (Author), Christopher Hanna (Author), Patrick J Lammie (Author), Joseph Kamgno (Author), Thomas B Nutman (Author), David W Oguttu (Author), Dieudonné P Sankara (Author), Wilma A Stolk (Author), Thomas R Unnasch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In June 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO), recognizing the need for new diagnostics to support the control and elimination of onchocerciasis, published the target product profiles (TPPs) of new tests that would support the two most immediate needs: (a) mapping onchocerciasis in areas of low...