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In this limitation, DNA detection of lymphatic filariae could be useful due to it capable of detecting low level of the parasites. In the present study, we developed a diagnostic assay that combines a miniPCR with a duplex lateral flow dipstick (DLFD). The PCR primers were designed based on the HhaI and SspI repetitive noncoding DNA sequences of Brugia malayi and Wuchereria bancrofti, respectively. The limits of detection and crossreactivity of the assay were evaluated. In addition, blood samples were provided by Thais living in a brugian filariasis endemic area. The miniPCR-DLFD assay exhibited a detection limit of 2 and 4 mf per milliliter (mL) of blood for B. malayi as well as W. bancrofti, respectively, and crossamplification was not observed with 11 other parasites. The result obtained from the present study was in accordance with the thick blood smear staining for the known cases. 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