TY - JOUR AU - Prada, Joaquín M. AU - Touloupou, Panayiota AU - Adriko, Moses AU - Tukahebwa, Edridah M. AU - Lamberton, Poppy H. L. AU - Hollingsworth, T. Déirdre PY - 2018 DA - 2018/01/08 TI - Understanding the relationship between egg- and antigen-based diagnostics of Schistosoma mansoni infection pre- and post-treatment in Uganda JO - Parasites & Vectors SP - 21 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - Schistosomiasis is a major socio-economic and public health problem in many sub-Saharan African countries. After large mass drug administration (MDA) campaigns, prevalence of infection rapidly returns to pre-treatment levels. The traditional egg-based diagnostic for schistosome infections, Kato-Katz, is being substituted in many settings by circulating antigen recognition-based diagnostics, usually the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen test (CCA). The relationship between these diagnostics is poorly understood, particularly after treatment in both drug-efficacy studies and routine monitoring. SN - 1756-3305 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2580-z DO - 10.1186/s13071-017-2580-z ID - Prada2018 ER -