Schistosomiasis is a major neglected tropical disease that afflicts more than 240 million
people, including many children and young adults, in the tropics and subtropics. The …

Diagnostic tools appropriate for undertaking interventions to control helminth infections are
key to their success. Many diagnostic tests for helminth infection have unsatisfactory …

Background Schistosomiasis is a disease that significantly impacts human health in the
develo** world. Effective diagnostics are urgently needed for improved control of this …

We evaluated a commercial point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) test for
assessing Schistosoma mansoni infection prevalence in areas at risk. Overall, 4,405 school …

Background Infections with schistosomes and soil-transmitted helminths exert a
considerable yet underappreciated economic and public health burden on afflicted …

Schistosomiasis remains one of the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases especially in
Nigeria which has the greatest number of infected people worldwide. A cross-sectional study …

Background Soil-transmitted helminths infect about one fifth of the world's population and
have a negative impact on health. The Kato-Katz technique is the recommended method to …

Background The Kato-Katz technique is widely used for the diagnosis of Schistosoma
mansoni, but shows low sensitivity in light-intensity infections. We assessed the accuracy of …

Schistosomiasis is one of the most prevalent Neglected Tropical Disease, affecting
approximately 250 million people worldwide. Schistosoma mansoni is the most important …

Background Human schistosomiasis, mainly due to Schistosoma mansoni species, is one of
the most prevalent parasitic diseases worldwide. To overcome the drawbacks of classical …