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The World Health Organization recommends the use of Schisto point-of-care circulating cathodic antigens (Schisto POC-CCA) for screening of Schistosoma mansoni as it offers better sensitivity than microscopy. However, there are limitation facing the use of this method including timely availability of the test cassettes. The aim of this study was to determine the reliability of dried urine spot (DUS) method for collection of urine and detection of S. mansoni using Schisto POC-CCA cassettes in a resource-limited settings.
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