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Diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infections : what are the choices in Brazilian...
Moraes, Vanessa Silva; Shollenberger, Lisa Marie; Siqueira, Liliane Maria Vidal; Borges, William de Castro; Harn, Donald A.The 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...
Serological proteomic screening and evaluation of a recombinant egg antigen for...
Moraes, Vanessa Silva; Shollenberger, Lisa Marie; Borges, William de Castro; Rabello, Ana Lúcia Teles; Harn, Donald A.Background: Despite decades of use of control programs, schistosomiasis remains a global public health problem. To further reduce prevalence and intensity of infection, or to achieve the goal of elimination in low-endemic areas, there needs to be better diagnostic tools to detect low-intensity infections in low-endemic areas in Brazil. The rationale for development of new diagnostic tools is that the current st...
Transmission control of schistosomiasis mansoni in a low endemicity area throug...
Carneiro, Nídia Francisca de Figueiredo; Caldeira, Antônio Prates; Katz, Naftale; Oliveira, Áureo Almeida de; Siqueira, Liliane Maria VidalA prospective cohort study with rigorous searching for schistosomiasis cases was conducted among residents of Pedra Preta, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, seven years after an intervention. Kato-Katz (KK), Saline Gradient, Miracidia Hatch and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) were used as the diagnostic methods in 2008. In the period of 2013-2016, 175 patients remaining in the area were examined using ...
Prevalence of schistosomiasis mansoni in indigenous Maxakali villages, Minas Ge...
Nacife, Maria Beatriz Pena e Silva Leite; Siqueira, Liliane Maria Vidal; Martins, Rafael; Vianna, Valeska Natiely; Barbosa, Keila FurbinoIntestinal parasitic infections are a common health problem among Amerindian populations and schistosomiasis represents one of the most prevalent diseases in Maxakali people. The Kato-Katz is the diagnostic method recommended by WHO for epidemiological studies; however, one of the technique’s limitations is the failure to detect parasites in individuals with low parasite load. The aim of this study was to estab...
Prevalence of schistosomiasis mansoni in indigenous Maxakali villages, Minas Ge...
Nacife, Maria Beatriz Pena e Silva Leite; Siqueira, Liliane Maria Vidal; Martins, Rafael; Vianna, Valeska Natiely; Barbosa, Keila FurbinoIntestinal parasitic infections are a common health problem among Amerindian populations and schistosomiasis represents one of the most prevalent diseases in Maxakali people. The Kato-Katz is the diagnostic method recommended by WHO for epidemiological studies; however, one of the technique’s limitations is the failure to detect parasites in individuals with low parasite load. The aim of this study was to estab...