A general framework to support cost-efficient survey design choices for the control of soil-transmitted helminths when deploying Kato-Katz thick smear.

• Hlavní autoři: Adama Kazienga (Autor), Bruno Levecke (Autor), Gemechu Tadesse Leta (Autor), Sake J de Vlas (Autor), Luc E Coffeng (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Témata: article
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<h4>Background</h4>To monitor and evaluate soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends screening stools from 250 children, deploying Kato-Katz thick smear (KK). However, it remains unclear whether these recommendations are sufficient t...