Understanding the relationship between prevalence of microfilariae and antigenaemia using a model of lymphatic filariasis infection | Zendy

Michael A. Irvine | Zendy; Sammy M. Njenga | Zendy; Sharmini Gunawardena | Zendy; C. N. Wamae | Zendy; Jorge Cano | Zendy; Simon J. Brooker | Zendy; T. Déirdre Hollingsworth | Zendy

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Understanding the relationship between prevalence of microfilariae and antigenaemia using a model of lymphatic filariasis infection

Author(s) -

Michael A. Irvine,

Sammy M. Njenga,

Sharmini Gunawardena,

C. N. Wamae,

Jorge Cano,

Simon J. Brooker,

T. Déirdre Hollingsworth

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725

H-Index - 105

eISSN - 1878-3503

pISSN - 0035-9203

DOI - 10.1093/trstmh/trv096

Subject(s) - lymphatic filariasis , filariasis , epidemiology , loa loa , helminthiasis , tropical disease , psychological intervention , medicine , neglected tropical diseases , environmental health , biology , disease , immunology , pathology , helminths , psychiatry

Lymphatic filariasis is a debilitating neglected tropical disease that affects impoverished communities. Rapid diagnostic tests of antigenaemia are a practical alternative to parasitological tests of microfilaraemia for mapping and surveillance. However the relationship between these two methods of measuring burden has previously been difficult to interpret.

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