High Specificity but Low Sensitivity of Lab-on-a-Disk Technique in Detecting Soil-Transmitted Helminth Eggs among Pre- and School-Aged Children in North-Western Tanzania

High Specificity but Low Sensitivity of Lab-on-a-Disk Technique in Detecting Soil-Transmitted Helminth Eggs among Pre- and School-Aged Children in North-Western Tanzania

An estimated 1.5 billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (hookworms, <i>Ascaris lumbricoides</i> and <i>Trichuris trichiura</i>). These infections are targeted for elimination by the World Health Organization (WHO) by 2030, with the main interventions bein...

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Main Authors: Humphrey D. Mazigo, Nyanda C. Justine, Jeffer Bhuko, Sarah Rubagumya, Namanya Basinda, Maria M. Zinga, Deodatus Ruganuza, Vyacheslav R. Misko, Matthieu Briet, Filip Legein, Wim De Malsche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
soil-transmitted helminths
diagnosis
sensitivity
specificity
Lab-on-a-disk
Tanzania
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/9/1/5

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