High Prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi Infection in the Amazon Region, Ecuador

Calvopina, Manuel; Chiluisa-Guacho, Carlos; Toapanta, Alberto; Fonseca, David; Villacres, Irina

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High Prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi Infection in the Amazon Region, Ecuador

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November 2019
By Calvopina, Manuel ; Chiluisa-Guacho, Carlos ; Toapanta, Alberto ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Calvopina, Manuel ; Chiluisa-Guacho, Carlos ; Toapanta, Alberto ; Fonseca, David ; Villacres, Irina
Description:

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.
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Animals Female Geography, Medical Humans Male Mansonella Mansonelliasis Polymerase Chain Reaction Prevalence Public Health Surveillance
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 25(11):2081-2083
Pubmed ID:

31625843
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6810196
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Journal Article
Genre:

Dispatch
Place as Subject:

Ecuador
Volume:

25
Issue:

11
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:e15038abca26d485bb1dc498ddaa697a6066dbc7103f0253ab02e73c55395dd5
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