Cross-Reactivity of Filariais ICT Cards in Areas of Contrasting Endemicity of Loa loa and Mansonella perstans in Cameroon: Implications for Shrinking of the Lymphatic Filariasis Map in the Central African Region

Christian Bottomley; Samuel Wanji; Nathalie Amvongo-Adjia; Benjamin Koudou; Abdel Jelil Njouendou; Patrick W. Chounna Ndongmo; Jonas A. Kengne-Ouafo; Fabrice R. Datchoua-Poutcheu; Bridget Adzemye Fovennso; Dizzle Bita Tayong; Fanny Fri Fombad; Peter U. Fischer; Peter I. Enyong; Moses Bockarie

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004184

Cross-Reactivity of Filariais ICT Cards in Areas of Contrasting Endemicity of Loa loa and Mansonella perstans in Cameroon: Implications for Shrinking of the Lymphatic Filariasis Map in the Central African Region

Christian Bottomley
, Samuel Wanji
, Nathalie Amvongo-Adjia
, Benjamin Koudou
, Abdel Jelil Njouendou
, Patrick W. Chounna Ndongmo
, Jonas A. Kengne-Ouafo
, Fabrice R. Datchoua-Poutcheu
, Bridget Adzemye Fovennso
, Dizzle Bita Tayong
, Fanny Fri Fombad
, Peter U. Fischer
, Peter I. Enyong
, Moses Bockarie

Tropical Disease Biology

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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Abstract

Background

Immunochromatographic card test (ICT) is a tool to map the distribution of Wuchereria bancrofti. In areas highly endemic for loaisis in DRC and Cameroon, a relationship has been envisaged between high L. loa microfilaria (Mf) loads and ICT positivity. However, similar associations have not been demonstrated from other areas with contrasting levels of L. loa endemicity. This study investigated the cross-reactivity of ICT when mapping lymphatic filariasis (LF) in areas with contrasting endemicity levels of loiasis and mansonellosis in Cameroon.

Original language	English
Article number	e0004184
Pages (from-to)	e0004184
Journal	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume	9
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004184
Publication status	Published - 6 Nov 2015

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Bottomley, C., Wanji, S., Amvongo-Adjia, N., Koudou, B., Njouendou, A. J., Chounna Ndongmo, P. W., Kengne-Ouafo, J. A., Datchoua-Poutcheu, F. R., Fovennso, B. A., Tayong, D. B., Fombad, F. F., Fischer, P. U., Enyong, P. I., & Bockarie, M. (2015). Cross-Reactivity of Filariais ICT Cards in Areas of Contrasting Endemicity of Loa loa and Mansonella perstans in Cameroon: Implications for Shrinking of the Lymphatic Filariasis Map in the Central African Region. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9(11), e0004184. Article e0004184. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004184

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Cross-Reactivity of Filariais ICT Cards in Areas of Contrasting Endemicity of Loa loa and Mansonella perstans in Cameroon: Implications for Shrinking of the Lymphatic Filariasis Map in the Central African Region. / Bottomley, Christian; Wanji, Samuel; Amvongo-Adjia, Nathalie et al.
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Bottomley C, Wanji S, Amvongo-Adjia N, Koudou B, Njouendou AJ, Chounna Ndongmo PW et al. Cross-Reactivity of Filariais ICT Cards in Areas of Contrasting Endemicity of Loa loa and Mansonella perstans in Cameroon: Implications for Shrinking of the Lymphatic Filariasis Map in the Central African Region. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2015 Nov 6;9(11):e0004184. e0004184. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004184