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This study aimed to assess the prevalence of these two filarial diseases in febrile and afebrile children using quantitative real-time PCR and standard PCR assays coupled with sequencing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methodology\/Principal Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      DNA from blood specimens of 1,418 Gabonese children (1,258 febrile and 160 afebrile) were analyzed. Overall, filarial DNA was detected in 95 (6.7%) children, including 67 positive for\n                      <jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                      <jats:italic>perstans<\/jats:italic>\n                      (4.7%), which was the most common.\n                      <jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                      <jats:italic>perstans<\/jats:italic>\n                      was detected in 61\/1,258 febrile children (4.8%) and 6\/160 afebrile children (3.8%,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.6). Its prevalence increased statistically with age: 3.5%, 7.7% and 10.6% in children aged \u22645, 6\u201310 and 11\u201315 years, respectively.\n                      <jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                      <jats:italic>perstans<\/jats:italic>\n                      prevalence was significantly higher in Koulamoutou and Lastourville (12% and 10.5%, respectively) than in Franceville and Fougamou (2.6% and 2.4%, respectively).\n                      <jats:italic>Loa loa<\/jats:italic>\n                      was detected in seven febrile children including one co-infection with\n                      <jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                      <jats:italic>perstans<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Finally, 21 filarial DNA positive were negative for\n                      <jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                      <jats:italic>perstans<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>Loa loa<\/jats:italic>\n                      , but ITS sequencing could be performed for 12 and allowed the identification of a potential new species of\n                      <jats:italic>Mansonella<\/jats:italic>\n                      provisionally called \u201cDEUX\u201d.\n                      <jats:italic>Mansonella<\/jats:italic>\n                      sp. \u201cDEUX\u201d was detected only in febrile children.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions\/Significance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Further study should be performed to characterize\n                      <jats:italic>Mansonella<\/jats:italic>\n                      sp. \u201cDEUX\u201d and evaluate the clinical significance of mansonellosis in humans.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pntd.0004155","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,10,20]],"date-time":"2015-10-20T14:26:02Z","timestamp":1445351162000},"page":"e0004155","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pntd.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":50,"title":["RETRACTED: Mansonella, including a Potential New Species, as Common Parasites in Children in Gabon"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Ga\u00ebl","family":"Mourembou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Florence","family":"Fenollar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jean 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