Estimating sensitivity and specificity of a faecal examination method for Schistosoma japonicum infection in cats, dogs, water buffaloes, pigs, and rats in Western Samar and Sorsogon Provinces, the Philippines

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 35, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1517-1524

  Carabin, H ^a   Balolong, E ^b   Joseph, L ^c   McGarvey, S T ^d   Johansen, M V ^e   Fernandez, T ^f   Willingham, A L ^g,h   Olveda, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^f VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^h INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Diagnosis; Domestic animals; Philippines; Rats; Schistosoma japonicum; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; PARASITIC DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BUFFALO; CAT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOG; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION RATE; LABORATORY TEST; MICROFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RESERVOIR; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEDIMENTATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PHILIPPINES; RATS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDONESIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 28244455846     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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