Diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infections: what are the choices in Brazilian low-endemic areas

dc.creatorMoraes, Vanessa Silva
dc.creatorShollenberger, Lisa M.
dc.creatorSiqueira, Liliane Maria Vidal
dc.creatorBorges, William Castro
dc.creatorHarn, Donald A.
dc.creatorGrenfell, Rafaella Fortini Queiroz e
dc.creatorRabello, Ana Lucia Teles
dc.creatorCoelho, Paulo Marcos Zech
dc.date2020-02-07T13:47:08Z
dc.date2020-02-07T13:47:08Z
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T22:58:53Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T22:58:53Z
dc.identifierMORAES, Vanessa Silva et al. Diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infections: what are the choices in Brazilian low-endemic areas? Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 114, p. 1-12, 2019.
dc.identifier0074-0276
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/39797
dc.identifier10.1590/0074-02760180478
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8885475
dc.descriptionThe population of Brazil is currently characterised by many individuals harbouring low-intensity Schistosoma mansoni infections. The Kato-Katz technique is the diagnostic method recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assess these infections, but this method is not sensitive enough in the context of low egg excretion. In this regard, potential alternatives are being employed to overcome the limits of the Kato-Katz technique. In the present review, we evaluated the performance of parasitological and immunological approaches adopted in Brazilian areas. Currently, the diagnostic choices involve a combination of strategies, including the utilisation of antibody methods to screen individuals and then subsequent confirmation of positive cases by intensive parasitological investigations.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherFundação Oswaldo Cruz
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectSchistosoma mansoni
dc.subjectSchistosoma mansoni
dc.subjectLow-endemic area
dc.subjectDiagnosis
dc.subjectImmunoassay
dc.subjectPOC-CCA
dc.titleDiagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infections: what are the choices in Brazilian low-endemic areas
dc.typeArticle


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