Comparison of diagnostic tools to assess the feasibility of programmatic use of rapid diagnostic tests for onchocerciasis: A dataset from Gabon

Authors: Julienne Atsame, Jacob N. Stapley, Aditya Ramani, Romain Mourou, Ella Ntsame, Eya Efame, Ollomo-Nziengui Angue, Jean-Luc Obiang, Nils Pilotte, Katherine Gass, Maria-Gloria Basáñez

Source: Data in Brief, Vol 57, Iss , Pp 110901- (2024)

Subject Terms: Onchocerciasis, Hypoendemicity, Delineation mapping, Microfilariae, Ov16 RDT, Ov16 ELISA, Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7, Science (General), Q1-390

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340924008643; https://doaj.org/toc/2352-3409

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Low diagnostic performance of thick blood smears of 50 µl in comparison with direct examination of 10 µl blood and the leukoconcentration technique of 5ml blood among loiasis-suspected patients with low microfilaremia in Gabon, Central Africa, using the STARD-BLCM guidelines

Authors: Noé Patrick M’Bondoukwé, Matthieu Owono-Medang, Marie Noëlle Moussavou-Boussougou, Yvan Akoue, Valentin Migueba, Dmitry Bulaev, Anouk Neven, Luice Aurtin Joel James, Sylvie Alberte Ntsame Ella, Denise Patricia Mawili-Mboumba, Julienne Atsame, Michel Vaillant, Marielle Karine Bouyou Akotet

Source: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)

Subject Terms: Loiasis, Diagnostic accuracy, Direct blood examination of 10 µl, Thick blood smear of 50 µl, Leukoconcentration technique of 5 ml, STARD-BLCM, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1756-3305

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Status of Onchocerciasis Elimination in Gabon and Challenges: A Systematic Review

Authors: Elsa-Rush Eyang-Assengone, Patrice Makouloutou-Nzassi, Clark Mbou-Boutambe, Félicien Bangueboussa, Julienne Atsame, Larson Boundenga

Source: Microorganisms, Vol 11, Iss 8, p 1946 (2023)

Subject Terms: Gabon, onchocerciasis, control, program, prevalence, vector, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/8/1946; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2607

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Geostatistical modelling enables efficient safety assessment for mass drug administration with ivermectin in Loa loa endemic areas through a combined antibody and LoaScope testing strategy for elimination of onchocerciasis.

Authors: Olatunji Johnson, Emanuele Giorgi, Claudio Fronterrè, Benjamin Amoah, Julienne Atsame, Sylvie Ntsame Ella, Marco Biamonte, Kisito Ogoussan, Lee Hundley, Katherine Gass, Peter J Diggle

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 2, p e0010189 (2022)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Baseline Mapping of Schistosomiasis and Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis in the Northern and Eastern Health Regions of Gabon, Central Africa: Recommendations for Preventive Chemotherapy

Authors: Rodrigue Mintsa Nguema, Jacques F. Mavoungou, Krystina Mengue Me Ngou-Milama, Modeste Mabicka Mamfoumbi, Aubin A. Koumba, Mariama Sani Lamine, Abdoulaye Diarra, Ghislaine Nkone Asseko, Jean R. Mourou, Marielle K. Bouyou Akotet, Hélène Moné, Gabriel Mouahid, Julienne Atsame

Source: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 3, Iss 4, p 119 (2018)

Subject Terms: schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted-helminthiasis, mapping, preventive chemotherapy, transmission control, Gabon, Central Africa, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/3/4/119; https://doaj.org/toc/2414-6366

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