Diagnostics Collection

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

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.

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.

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).

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

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

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.