Diagnostics Collection

12 Nov 2021

FIND DxConnect virtual biobank directory

FIND has established a virtual platform for researchers and institutions to make their NTD research interests and sample collections visible to the international community, to enable sharing of biological materials, and to attract collaborative projects.

FIND

Samples resource

13 Oct 2022

FIND NTD Test Directory

FIND launch an open-access, fully searchable online portal for NTD diagnostics and invite the NTD community to contribute their tests.

FIND

The GSA hosted a special one-day meeting on the 18th of October in Chicago: Schistosomiasis: Celebrating Recent Achievements Supporting Elimination Goals. The meeting offered an opportunity to hear about the progress made by schistosomiasis programmes, celebrate ongoing work and consider some of the exciting research and developments that will help us reach the elimination targets. The meeting report and slides are shared here.

Schistosomiasis Diagnostics resources

02 Nov 2023

GSA Chicago Meeting Report and Slides

This systematic review identifies and discusses milestones in schistosomiasis research, control and elimination efforts in Zanzibar over the past 100 years. The greatest achievement following 100 years of schistosomiasis interventions and research is undoubtedly the improved health of Zanzibaris, exemplified by the reduction in Schistosoma haematobium prevalence from>50% historically down to<5% in 2020, and the absence of severe morbidities. With continuing national and international commitments, interruption of S. haematobium transmission across both islands is within reach by 2030, signposting the future demise of urogenital schistosomiasis across other parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

02 Aug 2023

Article | The long road to schistosomiasis elimination in Zanzibar: A systematic review covering 100 years of research, interventions and control milestones

Advances in Parasitology

Article

09 Mar 2023

Webinar | Lab to the field; molecular diagnostics in low resource settings

In this ISNTDConnect, we are showcasing exciting innovation in molecular diagnostics in low resource settings, a laboratory in a suitcase, developed by Xpedite Diagnostics for molecular work in resource limited settings.

ISNTD Connect

Audio/Video

13 Oct 2022

FIND NTD Test Directory

FIND launch an open-access, fully searchable online portal for NTD diagnostics and invite the NTD community to contribute their tests.

FIND

02 Aug 2022

Diagnosis of schistosomiasis by CCA or CAA detecting lateral flow tests

The GSA hosted an online symposium on Diagnosis of schistosomiasis by CCA or CAA detecting lateral flow tests: Facts and challenges, on June 14 2022, supported by the INSPiRED project.

GSA

01 Aug 2022

WHO | Sharing and reuse of health-related data for research purposes: WHO policy and implementation guidance

Reproductive Health Journal, BMC

24 Jan 2022

Development of training competencies to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of FGS for health workers

Addressing a silent and neglected scourge in sexual and reproductive health in Sub-Saharan Africa by development of training competencies to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) for health workers

31 Jan 2022

WHO | launch of One Health companion document

This companion document provides guidance on what actions are needed – by programme managers, countries, international organizations, and non-State actors – to take a One Health approach to achieve the WHO NTD road map 2021-2030 targets.

12 Oct 2021

Diagnostic target product profiles for monitoring, evaluation and surveillance of schistosomiasis control programmes

World Health Organization. (‎2021)‎. Diagnostic target product profiles for monitoring, evaluation and surveillance of schistosomiasis control programmes.

Countdown & MoH Nigeria & Sightsavers

31 May 2021

Countdown Nigeria Training Guide For The Case Management Of Women And Girls With Symptoms Of Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS)

This training guide supports the diagnosis and care of suspected female genital schistosomiasis and how to appropriately refer women or girls for further investigation when required.

GSA Diagnostics Work Stream

05 Apr 2021

Communication piece on commercially available diagnostic tests

The GSA Diagnostics work stream has developed a communications piece listing all commercially available diagnostics for Schistosomiasis. Available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

14 July 2020

Genital self-sampling compared with cervicovaginal lavage for the diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis in Zambian women: The BILHIV study.

Given the potentially causal association of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) with HIV-1 infection, improved diagnostics are urgently needed to scale-up FGS surveillance. The BILHIV (bilharzia and HIV) study assessed the performance of home-based self-collection methods (cervical and vaginal swabs) compared to cervicovaginal lavage (CVL) for the detection of Schistosoma DNA by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

PLOS NTDs

1 May 2020

Meeting Report: WHO Diagnostic Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases

The first meeting of the Diagnostic Technical Advisory Group (DTAG), an advisory group to the WHO Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, was held at the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva, Switzerland, on 30–31 October 2019.

05 May 2020

Sensitive diagnostic tools and targeted drug administration strategies are needed to eliminate schistosomiasis

To interrupt the transmission of, and eventually eliminate, schistosomiasis, better local targeting of preventive chemotherapy, in combination with highly sensitive diagnostic tools, is crucial.

The Lancet

22 April 2020

Detecting Schistosoma mansoni infections among pre-school-aged children in southern Ghana: a diagnostic comparison of urine-CCA, real-time PCR and Kato-Katz assays

To better assess the infection burden within pre-school aged children this article provides a comparative assessment of the prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni in pre-school-aged children by urine circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) dipsticks, real-time PCR Taqman® faecal assays and Kato-Katz coproscopy.

BMC Infectious Diseases

1 May 2019

WHO Bench aids for the diagnosis of intestinal parasites

This is the second edition of WHO Bench aids for the diagnosis of intestinal parasites, intended both as a practical tool for the diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections for laboratory and field workers and as a teaching aid for students and trainees.

14 December 2018

Translating preventive chemotherapy prevalence thresholds for Schistosoma mansoni from the Kato-Katz technique into the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen diagnostic test

Operational research on POC-CCA and Kato-Katz prevalence thresholds for S. mansoni mapping, control and surveillance.

PLOS NTDs

Jimma University in Ethiopia and Ghent University in Belgium

13 September 2013

Microscopy for intestinal schistosomiasis and STH

Audio/Video

17 April 17

Bilharziose génitale chez la femme : atlas de poche pour les professionnels de la santé.

Cet atlas de poche de la bilharziose génitale féminine a été élaboré comme une aide visuelle pour sensibiliser sur l’infection et faciliter le diagnostic clinique par les professionnels de santé travaillant dans des environnements à faibles ressources, en particulier dans les zones rurales où la bilharziose est endémique.

WHO / OMS

WHO/Department of control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

15 April 2015

WHO Pocket Atlas for Healthcare Professionals to Diagnose Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS)

This Female Genital Schistosomiasis Pocket Atlas has been developed as a visual aid to raise awareness of the infection and to facilitate clinical diagnosis by clinical health-care professionals working in low-resource settings, especially in rural areas where schistosomiasis is endemic.