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Diagnostics for the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2014

ROSANNA W. PEELING  and
DAVID MABEY
ROSANNA W. PEELING*
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London SW1E 7HT, UK
DAVID MABEY
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London SW1E 7HT, UK
*
*Corresponding author: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London SW1E 7HT, UK. E-mail: rosanna.peeling@lshtm.ac.uk
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Summary

Practical diagnostic tools of sufficient sensitivity to detect levels of infection that can lead to transmission have been identified as a critical component of successful disease elimination programmes. In this review we describe the diagnostic tests currently available for six neglected tropical diseases that have been targeted for elimination; assess their performance in the light of the requirements for surveillance, certification of elimination and post-elimination surveillance; consider the unmet need for diagnostic tests for these diseases; and review recent technical developments that could meet these needs.

Keywords

Disease eliminationdiagnosticsschistosomiasisonchoceriasislymphatic filariasistrachomaAfrican trypanosomiasisvisceral leishmaniasis
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Special Issue Article
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Parasitology , Volume 141 , Issue 14: Symposia of the British Society for Parasitology Volume 52 Advances in diagnostics for parasitic diseases , December 2014 , pp. 1789 - 1794
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