Human immune response against salivary antigens of Simulium damnosum s.l.: A new epidemiological marker for exposure to blackfly bites in onchocerciasis endemic areas.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Laura Willen (लेखक), Maria-Gloria Basáñez (लेखक), Vit Dvorak (लेखक), Francis B D Veriegh (लेखक), Frank T Aboagye (लेखक), Bright Idun (लेखक), Maha Elhadi Osman (लेखक), Mike Y Osei-Atweneboana (लेखक), Orin Courtenay (लेखक), Petr Volf (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Simulium damnosum sensu lato (s.l.) blackflies transmit Onchocerca volvulus, a filarial nematode that causes human onchocerciasis. Human landing catches (HLCs) is currently the sole method used to estimate blackfly biting rates but is labour-intensive and questionable...