An investigation of the disparity in estimates of microfilaraemia and antigenaemia in lymphatic filariasis surveys

Ortega, J, Moraga-serrano, P, Nikolay, B, Rebollo, M, Okorie, P, Davies, E, Bockarie, M and Brooker, S. 2015. An investigation of the disparity in estimates of microfilaraemia and antigenaemia in lymphatic filariasis surveys. [Online]. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trv048

Ortega, J, Moraga-serrano, P, Nikolay, B, Rebollo, M, Okorie, P, Davies, E, Bockarie, M and Brooker, S. An investigation of the disparity in estimates of microfilaraemia and antigenaemia in lymphatic filariasis surveys [Internet]. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; 2015. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trv048

Ortega, J, Moraga-serrano, P, Nikolay, B, Rebollo, M, Okorie, P, Davies, E, Bockarie, M and Brooker, S (2015). An investigation of the disparity in estimates of microfilaraemia and antigenaemia in lymphatic filariasis surveys. [Data Collection]. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trv048

Description

The diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis (LF) is based typically on either microfilaraemia as assessed by microscopy or filarial antigenaemia using an immuno-chromatographic test. While it is known that estimates of antigenaemia are generally higher than estimates of microfilaraemia, the extent of the difference is not known. This dataset was produced as part of a literature review of surveys that estimate microfilaraemia and antigenaemia.

Methods

Data capture method	Compilation/Synthesis, Aggregation
Date (Date published in a 3rd party system)	21 June 2015
Language(s) of written materials	English

People & Groups

Data Creators	Ortega, J, Moraga-serrano, P, Nikolay, B, Rebollo, M, Okorie, P, Davies, E, Bockarie, M and Brooker, S
LSHTM Faculty/Department	Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Disease Control
Participating Institutions	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Task Force for Global Health, University of Ibadan, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine