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

Emerging Infectious Diseases

卷:25

关键词: Mansonella ozzardi;    mansonelliasis;    parasites;    infection;    filariasis;    prevalence;   

DOI  :  10.3201/eid2511.181964

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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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