Urine metabolites for the identification of Onchocerca volvulus infections in patients from Cameroon

Autor: Vera Wewer, Helga Peisker, Katharina Gutbrod, Mazen Al-Bahra, Dirk Menche, Ngongeh Glory Amambo, Fanny F. Fombad, Abdel Jelil Njouendou, Kenneth Pfarr, Samuel Wanji, Achim Hoerauf, Peter Dörmann

Publikováno v: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)

Abstract Background The tropical disease onchocerciasis (river blindness), caused by Onchocerca volvulus filarial nematodes, is targeted for elimination by mass treatment with nematocidal and antimicrobial drugs. Diagnosis of O. volvulus infections i

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Mapping of lymphatic filariasis in loiasis areas: A new strategy shows no evidence for Wuchereria bancrofti endemicity in Cameroon.

Autor: Wanji S; Parasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.; Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon., Esum ME; Parasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.; Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon., Njouendou AJ; Parasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.; Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon., Mbeng AA; Parasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.; Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon., Chounna Ndongmo PW; Parasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.; Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon., Abong RA; Parasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.; Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon., Fru J; Parasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.; Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon., Fombad FF; Parasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.; Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon., Nchanji GT; Parasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.; Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon., Ngongeh G; Parasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.; Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon., Ngandjui NV; Parasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.; Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon., Enyong PI; Parasites and Vector Biology research unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.; Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon., Storey H; Diagnostics Program, PATH, Seattle, Washington, United States of America., Curtis KC; Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America., Fischer K; Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America., Fauver JR; Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America., Lew D; Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America., Goss CW; Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America., Fischer PU; Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.

Publikováno v: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2019 Mar 08; Vol. 13 (3), pp. e0007192. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Mar 08 (Print Publication: 2019).