Extended result reading window in lateral flow tests detecting exposure to Onchocerca volvulus: a new technology to improve epidemiological surveillance tools.

Extended result reading window in lateral flow tests detecting exposure to Onchocerca volvulus: a new technology to improve epidemiological surveillance tools.

Onchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by infection with the parasite Onchocerca volvulus (Ov). An estimated 180 million people are at risk for Ov infection, and 37 million people are infected, mostly in Africa. A lateral flow-based assay to detect human IgG4 antibodies to the Ov-spec...

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Main Authors: Allison Golden, Cathy Steel, Lindsay Yokobe, Emily Jackson, Rebecca Barney, Joseph Kubofcik, Roger Peck, Thomas R Unnasch, Thomas B Nutman, Tala de los Santos, Gonzalo J Domingo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3720650?pdf=render

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