BIOASTER: Onchocerciasis IgG4 biplex lateral flow immunoassay (LFA)
Gates Foundation awarded a grant of USD 1,859,302 to BIOASTER for work in Cameroon, dated 5 February 2023.
French, Portuguese or Arabic, machine translated, with the original kept beside it.
Overview
to develop a field appropriate rapid diagnostic test (RDT) to identify cases of filarial parasite infections that cause Onchocerciasis volvulus, aiding in the targeting & timing of mass drug administration programming in low-income settings
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