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Volume 25, Number 11—November 2019
Dispatch

High Prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi Infection in the Amazon Region, Ecuador

Manuel CalvopinaComments to Author , Carlos Chiluisa-Guacho, Alberto Toapanta, David Fonseca, and Irina Villacres
Author affiliations: Universidad de las Américas, Quito, Ecuador (M. Calvopina, A. Toapanta, D. Fonseca, I. Villacres); Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Tena, Ecuador (C. Chiluisa-Guacho)

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Figure 1

Amazon region of Ecuador where testing for Mansonella ozzardi microfilariae in humans was conducted. Of 2,756 archived slides from human infections, 566 (20.5%) were positive for this parasite. Values are no. positive/no. tested (%). Inset shows location of study area within Ecuador.

Figure 1. Amazon region of Ecuador where testing for Mansonella ozzardi microfilariae in humans was conducted. Of 2,756 archived slides from human infections, 566 (20.5%) were positive for this parasite. Values are no. positive/no. tested (%). Inset shows location of study area within Ecuador.

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