Estimating true prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni from population summary measures based on the Kato-Katz diagnostic technique.

Estimating true prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni from population summary measures based on the Kato-Katz diagnostic technique.

<h4>Background</h4>The prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection is usually assessed by the Kato-Katz diagnostic technique. However, Kato-Katz thick smears have low sensitivity, especially for light infections. Egg count models fitted on individual level data can adjust for the infecti...

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Main Authors: Oliver Bärenbold, Amadou Garba, Daniel G Colley, Fiona M Fleming, Rufin K Assaré, Edridah M Tukahebwa, Biruck Kebede, Jean T Coulibaly, Eliézer K N'Goran, Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Pauline Mwinzi, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0009310&type=printable

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