Longitudinal assessment of the exposure to Ascaris lumbricoides through copromicroscopy and serology in school children from Jimma Town, Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Daniel Dana (Author), Sara Roose (Author), Johnny Vlaminck (Author), Mio Ayana (Author), Zeleke Mekonnen (Author), Peter Geldhof (Author), Bruno Levecke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>We previously demonstrated that serology holds promise as an alternative diagnostic tool to copromicroscopy to monitor and evaluate deworming programs targeting soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). Here we explored the dynamics of anti-Ascaris antibodies (Ab) and evaluat...