01087nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653001800054653003000072653003900102100002000141700002200161700001100183700001500194700001500209700001600224700001200240700001700252700001300269700001300282245012400295520040000419022001400819       2019                            d10aLoa loa10aMicrofilariae10aMonitoring and evaluation10aonchocerciasis elimination mapping1 aNana-Djeunga HC1 aFossuo-Thotchum F1 aPion S1 aChesnais C1 aKubofcik J1 aMackenzie C1 aKlion A1 aBoussinesq M1 aNutman T1 aKamgno J00aLoa loa microfilariae in skin snips: consequences for onchocerciasis monitoring and evaluation in L. loa endemic areas.3 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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