April 30, 2015 Conventional Parasitology and DNA-based Diagnostic Methods for Onchocerciasis Elimination Programmes Commonly used methods of diagnosing Onchocerca vululus infections (microscopic detection of microfilaria in skin snips and nodule palpation) are insensitive. Improved methods are needed for monitoring and evaluation of onchocerciasis elimination programs and for clinical diagnosis.This paper reports on the development and […]
Month: April 2015
Resumption of the DOLF NTD Project in Lofa County, Liberia Following the Ebola Epidemic
April 23, 2015 When the first cases of Ebola in Liberia were reported in Lofa County in March 2014, the DOLF project management team immediately suspended research activities located in the county. No one knew at the time that this would be the worst Ebola outbreak in history. In Liberia the disease infected more than […]