01168nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653001800054653001900072653003000091100001300121700001700134700002000151700001300171700001600184700001100200700001500211700001200226700002200238700001500260245012400275856008900399520040000488022001400888       2019                            d10aLoa loa10aMicrofilariae10aonchocerciasis10aMonitoring and evaluation1 aNutman T1 aBoussinesq M1 aNana-Djeunga HC1 aKamgno J1 aMackenzie C1 aPion S1 aChesnais C1 aKlion A1 aFossuo-Thotchum F1 aKubofcik J00aLoa loa microfilariae in skin snips: consequences for onchocerciasis monitoring and evaluation in L. loa endemic areas.  uhttps://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cid/ciz172/53699043 a<p>The specificity of skin snips for onchocerciasis diagnosis is considered to be almost 100%. In this study, molecular methods revealed that microfilariae emerging from skin snips collected from highly microfilaremic Loa loa-infected individuals were largely misidentified as Onchocerca volvulus. This has important implications for onchocerciasis diagnostic testing in Loa-endemic areas.</p>
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