Sensitivity and specificity of HAT Sero-K-SeT, a rapid diagnostic test for serodiagnosis of sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Dr. Philippe Büscher, PhD (Author), Pascal Mertens, PhD (Author), Thierry Leclipteux, PhD (Author), Quentin Gilleman, MSc (Author), Diane Jacquet (Author), Dieudonné Mumba-Ngoyi, PhD (Author), Patient Pati Pyana, Vet Dr (Author), Marleen Boelaert, PhD (Author), Veerle Lejon, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a life-threatening infection affecting rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Large-scale population screening by antibody detection with the Card Agglutination Test for Trypanosomiasis (CATT)/Trypanosoma brucei (T b) gambiense helped reduce the n...