Evaluation and optimization of the Circulating Cathodic Antigen (POC-CCA) cassette test for detecting Schistosoma mansoni infection by using image analysis in school children in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

Evaluation and optimization of the Circulating Cathodic Antigen (POC-CCA) cassette test for detecting Schistosoma mansoni infection by using image analysis in school children in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

There is a need for diagnostic techniques which are sensitive, specific, rapid and easy to perform at the point-of-care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the Circulating Cathodic Antigen (POC-CCA) assay for Schistosoma mansoni in four schools along the coast of Lak...

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Main Authors: Miriam Casacuberta, Safari Kinunghi, Birgitte J. Vennervald, Annette Olsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Subjects:
Schistosoma mansoni
School children
CCA
Computer image analyses
Tanzania
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673115300775

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