Onchocerciasis

Case-control study Mahenge, Tanzania.

Year Started: 2021

HLA typing among cases and controls of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy cases.



Access:
Open to applicants
Type:
Case-control
Status:
Completed
Consent restrictions:
No restrictions


Associated Data Type Procurement Timeframe
Biomarker datasets 0 - 3 months
Clinical records 0 - 3 months
Genomic datasets 0 - 3 months
Survey data 0 - 3 months
Participant Ethnicity 0 - 3 months
Microbiological results 0 - 3 months


Both sexes

Young adult (18 - 40 years)

11 - 100 donors

Material Type Extraction Procedure Storage Temperature Preservation Type Microscopic Assessment % of Sample Set
Serum -85°C to -60°C Not applicable 100%
Dried whole blood -85°C to -60°C Not applicable 100%

Onchocerciasis

Pregnancy, Onchocerca volvulus infection and ivermectin use: a cross-sectional study

Year Started: 2020

Pregnant and post-partum women and their partners will be screened for O. volvulus infection and other NTDs



Access:
Open to applicants
Type:
Cross-sectional
Status:
Not-started
Consent restrictions:
No restrictions


Associated Data Type Procurement Timeframe
There is no associated data for this collection.


Both sexes

Young adult (18 - 40 years)

11 - 100 donors

Material Type Extraction Procedure Storage Temperature Preservation Type Microscopic Assessment % of Sample Set
Serum -35°C to -18°C Not applicable 100%


Both sexes

Adult (> 40 years)

11 - 100 donors

Material Type Extraction Procedure Storage Temperature Preservation Type Microscopic Assessment % of Sample Set
Stool -35°C to -18°C Not applicable 100%
Urine (random) -35°C to -18°C Not applicable 100%