The usefulness of indirect diagnostic tests for Schistosoma haematobium infection after repeated rounds of mass treatment with praziquantel in Mpwapwa and Chakechake districts in Tanzania | Zendy

Billy Ngasala | Zendy; Hamza Juma | Zendy; Richard Mwaiswelo | Zendy

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The usefulness of indirect diagnostic tests for Schistosoma haematobium infection after repeated rounds of mass treatment with praziquantel in Mpwapwa and Chakechake districts in Tanzania

Author(s) -

Billy Ngasala,

Hamza Juma,

Richard Mwaiswelo

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.10.031

Subject(s) - schistosoma haematobium , urine , praziquantel , medicine , schistosomiasis , tanzania , urinary system , immunology , helminths , geography , environmental planning

Indirect diagnostic tests are used to assess the disease burden and to monitor the impact of different interventions in areas endemic for urinary schistosomiasis. This study was performed to assess their accuracy in the diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis among primary school children in low and moderate transmission areas in the districts of Mpwapwa and Chakechake, respectively.

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