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Diagnostic sensitivity of direct wet mount microscopy for soil-transmitted helminth infections in Jimma Town, Ethiopia

Author(s) -

Daniel Dana,

Johnny Vlaminck,

Zeleke Mekonnen,

Mio Ayana,

Florian Vogt,

Kristien Verdonck,

Hannock Tweya,

Collins Timire,

Peter Geldhof,

Bruno Levecke

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.11733

Subject(s) - ascaris lumbricoides , trichuris , trichuriasis , ascaris , ascariasis , veterinary medicine , helminths , medicine , helminthiasis , hookworm infection , eggs per gram , hookworm infections , trichuris trichiura , immunology

Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) remains a major public health problem in school children in Ethiopia. Although direct wet mount microscopy (DWMM) is the means to diagnose parasitic diseases in health care facilities in Ethiopia, it remains unclear what its diagnostic performance is for STH.

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