Demographic patterns of human antibody levels to Simulium damnosum s.l. saliva in onchocerciasis-endemic areas: An indicator of exposure to vector bites.

<h4>Background</h4>In onchocerciasis endemic areas in Africa, heterogenous biting rates by blackfly vectors on humans are assumed to partially explain age- and sex-dependent infection patterns with Onchocerca volvulus. To underpin these assumptions and further improve predictions made by...

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Main Authors: Laura Willen, Philip Milton, Jonathan I D Hamley, Martin Walker, Mike Y Osei-Atweneboana, Petr Volf, Maria-Gloria Basáñez, Orin Courtenay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0010108&type=printable
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