Introduction to the special issue: challenges and opportunities in the fight against neglected tropical diseases: a decade from the London Declaration on NTDs

K Forbes, MG Basáñez… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Twenty neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are currently prioritised by the World Health
Organization for eradication, elimination as a public health problem, elimination of …

Diagnostic tests for human Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MT Vaillant, F Philippy, A Neven, J Barré… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Accurate diagnosis is pivotal for implementing strategies for surveillance,
control, and elimination of schistosomiasis. Despite their low sensitivity in low-endemicity …

Detecting two Schistosoma circulating antigens – CCA and CAA – in urine and serum to improve diagnosis of human schistosomiasis

PT Hoekstra, CJ De Dood, T Abdoel, S Hilt… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Schistosomiasis is caused by infection with parasitic Schistosoma worms and
affects more than 250 million people globally. The detection of schistosome derived …

The short-term impact of Schistosoma mansoni infection on health-related quality of life: implications for current elimination policies

S Alonso, M Arinaitwe, A Atuhaire… - …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The WHO aims to eliminate schistosomiasis as a public health problem by 2030. However,
standard morbidity measures poorly correlate to infection intensities, hindering disease …

Avaliação e otimização das leituras do teste imunocromatográfico Point-of-Care (POC-CCA) realizado em uma área de alta endemicidade no nordeste brasileiro para …

FJD Morais - 2024 - repositorio.ufc.br
Schistosomiasis, caused by the parasite Schistosoma mansoni, is a Neglected Tropical
Disease with a high impact in underdeveloped countries. Kato-Katz (KK) is the method …