Diagnostic test accuracy for detecting Schistosoma japonicum and S. mekongi in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Main Authors: Md Obaidur Rahman (Author), Miho Sassa (Author), Natasha Parvin (Author), Md Rashedul Islam (Author), Aya Yajima (Author), Erika Ota (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Most of national schistosomiasis elimination programmes in Asia are relying on stool examination, particularly Kato Katz stool examination technique for regular transmission monitoring. However, the Kato-Katz technique has shown low sensitivity for the detection of lig...