Comparison of coproprevalence and seroprevalence to guide decision-making in national soil-transmitted helminthiasis control programs: Ethiopia as a case study.

<h4>Background</h4>WHO recommends periodical assessment of the prevalence of any soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections to adapt the frequency of mass drug administration targeting STHs. Today, detection of eggs in stool smears (Kato-Katz thick smear) remains the diagnostic standard....

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Hlavní autoři: Sara Roose, Gemechu Tadesse Leta, Johnny Vlaminck, Birhanu Getachew, Kalkidan Mekete, Iris Peelaers, Peter Geldhof, Bruno Levecke
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-10-01
Edice:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
On-line přístup:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010824