It is still imperative to develop a parasitological technique highly sensitive for diagnosing schistosomiasis in epidemiological and individual surveys. A simple and cheap hatching device with a collecting container was manufactured and tested under experimental conditions. Twelve Kato-Katz slides were performed as golden standard for comparison. Quantitative results can be carried out by counting miracidia in a plate and parasite load can be calculated (miracidia/gram of feces). Statistically significant values were higher in the hatching test. More sensitive results, with statistical significance, were achieved using 1.5 g of feces (which corresponds to 36 Kato-Katz slides) than by using the Kato-Katz method. Advantages of this technique and its limitations are presented.
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Jurberg, A. D., De Oliveira, Á. A., Lenzi, H. L., & Coelho, P. M. Z. (2008). A new miracidia hatching device for diagnosing schistosomiasis. Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 103(1), 112–114. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762008005000005
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