Onchocerciasis
Ghana onchocerciasis samples
Year Started: 2018
Samples from community members in onchocerciasis endemic areas
- Access:
- Open only through collaboration
- Type:
- Disease specific
- Status:
- Completed
- Consent restrictions:
-
Commercial restriction, Genetic analysis restriction, Human genetic analysis restriction
Associated Data Type |
Procurement Timeframe |
Freezer temperature logs |
0 - 3 months |
Survey data |
Immediate |
Both sexes
Young adult (18 - 40 years)
11 - 100 donors
Material Type |
Extraction Procedure |
Storage Temperature |
Preservation Type |
Microscopic Assessment |
% of Sample Set |
Dried whole blood |
|
-35°C to -18°C |
|
Affected |
11 - 25% |
Urine (random) |
|
-35°C to -18°C |
|
Affected |
11 - 25% |
Dried whole blood |
|
-35°C to -18°C |
|
Non-affected |
11 - 25% |
Urine (random) |
|
-35°C to -18°C |
|
Non-affected |
11 - 25% |
Both sexes
Child (6 - 12 years)
11 - 100 donors
Material Type |
Extraction Procedure |
Storage Temperature |
Preservation Type |
Microscopic Assessment |
% of Sample Set |
Dried whole blood |
|
-35°C to -18°C |
|
Non-affected |
11 - 25% |
Urine (random) |
|
-35°C to -18°C |
|
Non-affected |
11 - 25% |
Both sexes
Adolescent (12 - 18 years)
11 - 100 donors
Material Type |
Extraction Procedure |
Storage Temperature |
Preservation Type |
Microscopic Assessment |
% of Sample Set |
Dried whole blood |
|
-35°C to -18°C |
|
Non-affected |
11 - 25% |
Urine (random) |
|
-35°C to -18°C |
|
Non-affected |
11 - 25% |
Both sexes
Adult (> 40 years)
11 - 100 donors
Material Type |
Extraction Procedure |
Storage Temperature |
Preservation Type |
Microscopic Assessment |
% of Sample Set |
Dried whole blood |
|
-35°C to -18°C |
|
Non-affected |
11 - 25% |
Urine (random) |
|
-35°C to -18°C |
|
Non-affected |
11 - 25% |