Further evidence of the cross-reactivity of the Binax NOW® Filariasis ICT cards to non-Wuchereria bancrofti filariae: experimental studies with Loa loa and Onchocerca ochengi

Table 2 Cattle infection history and whole blood/sera ICT results

Cow SN	Origin (O. ochengi endemicity)	Approximate number of nodules	Average Mf/skin snip	ICT results
Cow SN	Origin (O. ochengi endemicity)	Approximate number of nodules	Average Mf/skin snip	Whole blood ^a	Serum ^b
1	Endemic	100	92	Negative	Negative
2	Endemic	30	7.5	Negative	Negative
3	Endemic	30	4,5	Negative	Negative
4	Endemic	10	35	Negative	Negative
5	Endemic	10	137	Negative	Negative
6 (control)	Non-endemic	0	0	Negative	Negative
7 (control)	Non-endemic	0	0	Negative	Negative

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