2021-08-16Zeitschriftenartikel
Diagnostic performance of capillary and venous blood samples in the detection of Loa loa and Mansonella perstans microfilaraemia using light microscopy
Mischlinger, Johannes; Zoleko Manego, Rella; Mombo-Ngoma, Ghyslain; Ekoka Mbassi, Dorothea; Hackbarth, Nina; Ekoka Mbassi, Franck-Aurelien; Dede Davi, Saskia; Kreuzmair, Ruth; Veletzky, Luzia; Hergeth, Jennifer; Nzebe Ndoumba, Wilfrid; Pitzinger, Paul; Groger, Mirjam; Blaise Matsiegui, Pierre; Adegnika, Ayôla Akim; Agnandji, Selidji Todagbe; Lell, Bertrand; Ramharter, Michael
Background
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 ...
