Comparison of the Kato-Katz and Helmintex methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission focus in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil

Comparison of the Kato-Katz and Helmintex methods for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in a low-intensity transmission focus in Bandeirantes, Paraná, southern Brazil

The diagnosis of schistosomiasis is problematic in low-intensity transmission areas because parasitological methods lack sensitivity and molecular methods are neither widely available nor extensively validated. Helmintex is a method for isolating eggs from large faecal samples. We report preliminary...

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Main Authors: Kerlen Caldeira, Candida Fagundes Teixeira, Manoela Borges da Silveira, Lucas Castello Costa de Fries, Juliano Romanzini, Hélio Radke Bittencourt, Carlos Graeff-Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2012-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
schistosomiasis
low endemicity
parasitological diagnosis
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