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High Prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi Infection in the Amazon Region, Ecuador.
- Source :
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Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2019 Nov; Vol. 25 (11), pp. 2081-2083. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- We reviewed Giemsa-stained thick blood smears, obtained through the national malaria surveillance program in the Amazon region of Ecuador, by light microscopy for Mansonella spp. microfilariae. Of 2,756 slides examined, 566 (20.5%) were positive. Nested PCR confirmed that the microfilariae were those of M. ozzardi nematodes, indicating that this parasite is endemic to this region.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1080-6059
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31625843
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2511.181964