A Much-Needed Advance in the Diagnosis of River Blindness
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- DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz309
A Much-Needed Advance in the Diagnosis of River Blindness
Keywords: field programmes; onchocerciasis; rapid diagnostic test; sero-diagnosis.
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Integrating Multiple Biomarkers to Increase Sensitivity for the Detection of Onchocerca volvulus Infection.J Infect Dis. 2020 May 11;221(11):1805-1815. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz307. J Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 31201416 Free PMC article.
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