Diagnostic comparison between FECPAKG2 and the Kato-Katz method for analyzing soil-transmitted helminth eggs in stool.
BackgroundOver one billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH), i.e.Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Trichuris trichiura.For estimating drug efficacy and monitoring anthelminthic drug resistance, accurate diagnostic methods are critical.FECPAKG2 is a new remote-diagnostic tool used in veterinary medicine, which produces an i