Mapping Schistosoma mansoni endemicity in Rwanda: a critical assessment of geographical disparities arising from circulating cathodic antigen versus Kato-Katz diagnostics.

Mapping Schistosoma mansoni endemicity in Rwanda: a critical assessment of geographical disparities arising from circulating cathodic antigen versus Kato-Katz diagnostics.

BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Schistosoma parasites. Intervention relies on identifying high-risk regions, yet rapid Schistosoma diagnostics (Kato-Katz stool assays (KK) and circulating cathodic antigen urine assays (CCA)) yield different prevalence estimates....

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Main Authors: Nicholas J Clark, Irenee Umulisa, Eugene Ruberanziza, Kei Owada, Daniel G Colley, Giuseppina Ortu, Carl H Campbell, Emmanuel Ruzindana, Warren Lancaster, Jean Bosco Mbonigaba, Aimable Mbituyumuremyi, Alan Fenwick, Ricardo J Soares Magalhaes, Innocent Turate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007723

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007723

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