Diagnostic performance of capillary and venous blood samples in the detection of Loa loa and Mansonella perstans microfilaraemia using light microscopy.

• Main Authors: Johannes Mischlinger (Author), Rella Zoleko Manego (Author), Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma (Author), Dorothea Ekoka Mbassi (Author), Nina Hackbarth (Author), Franck-Aurelien Ekoka Mbassi (Author), Saskia Dede Davi (Author), Ruth Kreuzmair (Author), Luzia Veletzky (Author), Jennifer Hergeth (Author), Wilfrid Nzebe Ndoumba (Author), Paul Pitzinger (Author), Mirjam Groger (Author), Pierre Blaise Matsiegui (Author), Ayôla Akim Adegnika (Author), Selidji Todagbe Agnandji (Author), Bertrand Lell (Author), Michael Ramharter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Loa loa and Mansonella perstans-the causative agents of loiasis and mansonellosis-are vector-borne filarial parasites co-endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Diagnosis of both infections is usually established by microscopic analysis of blood samples. It was recently establi...