Field evaluation of a rapid, visually-read colloidal dye immunofiltration assay for Schistosoma japonicum for screening in areas of low transmission

• Main Authors: Xiang Xiao (Author), Tianping Wang (Author), Hongzhuan Ye (Author), Guangxiang Qiang (Author), Haiming Wei (Author), Zhigang Tian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity of a recently developed rapid test - a colloidal dye immunofiltration assay (CDIFA) - used by health workers in field settings to identify villagers infected with Schistosoma japonicum. METHODS: Health workers in the field used CDIFA to test samples from 1553 vil...