Comparison of novel and standard diagnostic tools for the detection of Schistosoma mekongi infection in Lao People's Democratic Republic and Cambodia

• Main Authors: Youthanavanh Vonghachack (Author), Somphou Sayasone (Author), Virak Khieu (Author), Robert Bergquist (Author), Govert J. van Dam (Author), Pytsje T. Hoekstra (Author), Paul L. A. M. Corstjens (Author), Beatrice Nickel (Author), Hanspeter Marti (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Sinuon Muth (Author), Peter Odermatt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Given the restricted distribution of Schistosoma mekongi in one province in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and two provinces in Cambodia, together with progress of the national control programmes aimed at reducing morbidity and infection prevalence, the eliminati...