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A general framework to support cost-efficient survey design choices for the control of soil-transmitted helminths when deploying Kato-Katz thick smear

BACKGROUND: To monitor and evaluate soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends screening stools from 250 children, deploying Kato-Katz thick smear (KK). However, it remains unclear whether these recommendations are sufficient to make adequate dec...

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Autores principales: Kazienga, Adama, Levecke, Bruno, Leta, Gemechu Tadesse, de Vlas, Sake J., Coffeng, Luc E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10321644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37347783
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011160