Mapping Schistosoma mansoni endemicity in Rwanda: a critical assessment of geographical disparities arising from circulating cathodic antigen versus Kato-Katz diagnostics.

• Main Authors: Nicholas J Clark (Author), Irenee Umulisa (Author), Eugene Ruberanziza (Author), Kei Owada (Author), Daniel G Colley (Author), Giuseppina Ortu (Author), Carl H Campbell (Author), Emmanuel Ruzindana (Author), Warren Lancaster (Author), Jean Bosco Mbonigaba (Author), Aimable Mbituyumuremyi (Author), Alan Fenwick (Author), Ricardo J Soares Magalhaes (Author), Innocent Turate (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Schistosoma parasites. Intervention relies on identifying high-risk regions, yet rapid Schistosoma diagnostics (Kato-Katz stool assays (KK) and circulating cathodic antigen urine assays (CCA)) yield different prevalence estimates....