Dried Blood Spots for Measuring Vibrio cholerae-specific Immune Responses.

• Main Authors: Anita S Iyer (Author), Andrew S Azman (Author), Malika Bouhenia (Author), Lul O Deng (Author), Cole P Anderson (Author), Michael Graves (Author), Pavol Kováč (Author), Peng Xu (Author), Edward T Ryan (Author), Jason B Harris (Author), David A Sack (Author), Francisco J Luquero (Author), Daniel T Leung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Vibrio cholerae causes over 2 million cases of cholera and 90,000 deaths each year. Serosurveillance can be a useful tool for estimating the intensity of cholera transmission and prioritizing populations for cholera control interventions. Current methods involving venous blood draws and d...