Accuracy of Diagnostic Tests for Detecting Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

DG Feleke, Y Alemu, H Bisetegn… - BioMed Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Schistosomiasis is causing high morbidity and significant mortality in endemic
areas. Kato‐Katz stool examination and urine filtration techniques are the conventional …

[HTML][HTML] The advances in molecular and new point-of-care (POC) diagnosis of schistosomiasis pre-and post-praziquantel use: in the pursuit of more reliable …

MG Cavalcanti, AFA Cunha, JM Peralta - Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Like soil-transmitted helminth infections, schistosomiasis is an important neglected tropical
disease (NTD) related to poverty with a major impact on public health in developing …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth and schistosome infections in Kenya: impact assessment after five rounds of mass …

C Okoyo, SJ Campbell, K Williams… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background In Kenya, over five million school age children (SAC) are estimated to be at risk
of parasitic worms causing soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) and schistosomiasis. As …

[HTML][HTML] Results of a national school-based deworming programme on soil-transmitted helminths infections and schistosomiasis in Kenya: 2012–2017

C Mwandawiro, C Okoyo, J Kihara, E Simiyu… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) and schistosome infections are among the most
prevalent neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the world. School-aged children are …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of sensitivity and specificity of three diagnostic tests to detect Schistosoma mansoni infections in school children in Mwanza region, Tanzania

A Fuss, HD Mazigo, D Tappe, C Kasang, A Mueller - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Schistosomiasis remains one of the most prevalent parasitic infections in the
world and has significant economic and public health consequences, particularly in poor …

[HTML][HTML] Is POC-CCA a truly reliable test for schistosomiasis diagnosis in low endemic areas? The trace results controversy

JM Peralta, MG Cavalcanti - PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2018 - journals.plos.org
In the last decade, development of point-of-care platforms (POCs) for diagnosis of infectious
diseases or rapid tests (RTs) has increased in order to attend to the need for reliable …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of Kato Katz, antibody-based ELISA and droplet digital PCR diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonica: lessons learnt from a setting of low infection …

P Cai, KG Weerakoon, Y Mu, RM Olveda… - PLoS Neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Zoonotic schistosomiasis in Asia, caused by Schistosoma japonicum, remains a
major public health concern in China and the Philippines. The developing epidemiological …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection and stunting among school age children in communities along the Albert-Nile, Northern Uganda: A cross …

J Mulindwa, J Namulondo, A Kitibwa… - PLoS neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Knowing the prevalence of schistosomiasis is key to informing programmes to
control and eliminate the disease as a public health problem. It is also important to …

Reproducibility matters: intra- and inter-sample variation of the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen test in two Schistosoma mansoni endemic areas in Uganda

E Kabbas-Piñango, M Arinaitwe… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Over 240 million people are infected with schistosomiasis. Detecting Schistosoma mansoni
eggs in stool using Kato–Katz thick smears (Kato-Katzs) is highly specific but lacks …

Discrepancy between batches and impact on the sensitivity of point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen tests for Schistosoma mansoni infection

AG Viana, PH Gazzinelli-Guimarães, VN de Castro… - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Kato-Katz (KK) technique is the mainstay mapping tool for the diagnosis of
Schistosoma mansoni infection, despite showing poor sensitivity in cases of low-intensity …