Identification and characterization of Loa loa antigens responsible for cross-reactivity with rapid diagnostic tests for lymphatic filariasis

• Marla I. Hertz ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mihertz@wustl.edu

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7929-7756

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• Hugues Nana-Djeunga,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases, Yaoundé, Cameroon

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• Joseph Kamgno,

  Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases, Yaoundé, Cameroon, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon

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• Abdel Jelil Njouendou,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations Parasites and Vector Biology Research Unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon, Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon

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• Valerine Chawa Chunda,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations Parasites and Vector Biology Research Unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon, Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon

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• Samuel Wanji,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Parasites and Vector Biology Research Unit (PAVBRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon, Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon

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• Amy Rush,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

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• Peter U. Fischer,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

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• Gary J. Weil,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

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• Philip J. Budge

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0069-2372

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