Part of the field team at the laboratory in Taabo, Côte d'Ivoire
Follow-up visit at one of the study sites
Kato-Katz slides being prepared for reading.
Kato-Katz slides being prepared for reading.
Every week, urine samples were tested in the lab using the POC-CCA.
Reading the POC-CCA cassettes using a new semi-quantitative method, called the G-scores.
As part of the study, children were taught about schistosomiasis and how it is transmitted. They could also participate in a session to draw the life cycle of schistosomiasis.
Schistosomiasis life cycle drawn by one of the participating children.