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J Infect Dis ; 221(11): 1805-1815, 2020 05 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31201416

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BACKGROUND: Serological assessments for human onchocerciasis are based on IgG4 reactivity against the OV-16 antigen, with sensitivities of 60-80%. We have previously identified 7 novel proteins that could improve serodiagnosis. METHODS: IgG4 responses to these 7 proteins were assessed by luciferase immunoprecipitation (LIPS) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) immunoassays. RESULTS: OVOC10469 and OVOC3261 were identified as the most promising candidates by IgG4-based immunoassays with sensitivities of 53% for rOVOC10469 and 78% for rOVOC3261 while specificity for each was >99%. These 2 antigens in combination with OV-16 increased the sensitivity for patent infections to 94%. The kinetics of appearance of these IgG4 responses based on experimentally infected non-human primates indicated that they were microfilarial- driven. Further, the IgG4 responses to both OVOC10469 and OVOC3261 (as well as to OV-16) drop significantly (p<0.05) following successful treatment for onchocerciasis. A prototype lateral flow rapid diagnostic test to detect IgG4 to both Ov-16 and OVOC3261 was developed and tested demonstrating an overall 94% sensitivity. CONCLUSION: The combined use of rOVOC3261 with OV-16 improved serologic assessment of O. volvulus infection, a current unmet need toward the goal of elimination of transmission of O. volvulus.


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Antígenos de Helmintos/imunologia , Onchocerca volvulus/isolamento & purificação , Oncocercose/diagnóstico , Animais , Anticorpos Anti-Helmínticos/sangue , Anticorpos Anti-Helmínticos/imunologia , Biomarcadores , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Humanos , Imunoglobulina G/sangue , Microfilárias/imunologia , Onchocerca volvulus/imunologia , Oncocercose/imunologia , Pan troglodytes , Primatas/imunologia , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Emerg Infect Dis ; 24(8)2018 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30014834

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During 2012-2015, US-bound refugees living in Myanmar-Thailand border camps (n = 1,839) were surveyed for hookworm infection and treatment response by using quantitative PCR. Samples were collected at 3 time points: after each of 2 treatments with albendazole and after resettlement in the United States. Baseline prevalence of Necator americanus hookworm was 25.4%, Ancylostoma duodenale 0%, and Ancylostoma ceylanicum (a zoonosis) 5.4%. Compared with N. americanus prevalence, A. ceylanicum hookworm prevalence peaked in younger age groups, and blood eosinophil concentrations during A. ceylanicum infection were higher than those for N. americanus infection. Female sex was associated with a lower risk for either hookworm infection. Cure rates after 1 dose of albendazole were greater for A. ceylanicum (93.3%) than N. americanus (65.9%) hookworm (p<0.001). Lower N. americanus hookworm cure rates were unrelated to ß-tubulin single-nucleotide polymorphisms at codons 200 or 167. A. ceylanicum hookworm infection might be more common in humans than previously recognized.


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Ancylostoma/isolamento & purificação , Ancilostomíase/epidemiologia , Ancilostomíase/parasitologia , Refugiados , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Albendazol/uso terapêutico , Ancilostomíase/tratamento farmacológico , Animais , Anti-Helmínticos/uso terapêutico , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Fezes/parasitologia , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mianmar/epidemiologia , Tailândia/epidemiologia , Adulto Jovem
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