Search Results - "Haggag, Ayat A."

Translating preventive chemotherapy prevalence thresholds for Schistosoma mansoni from the Kato-Katz technique into the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen diagnostic test by Bärenbold, Oliver, Garba, Amadou, Colley, Daniel G, Fleming, Fiona M, Haggag, Ayat A, Ramzy, Reda M R, Assaré, Rufin K, Tukahebwa, Edridah M, Mbonigaba, Jean B, Bucumi, Victor, Kebede, Biruck, Yibi, Makoy S, Meité, Aboulaye, Coulibaly, Jean T, N'Goran, Eliézer K, Tchuem Tchuenté, Louis-Albert, Mwinzi, Pauline, Utzinger, Jürg, Vounatsou, Penelope

“…Intervention guidelines against Schistosoma mansoni are based on the Kato-Katz technique. However, Kato-Katz thick smears show low sensitivity, especially for…”
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Thirty-Day Daily Comparisons of Kato-Katz and CCA Assays of 45 Egyptian Children in Areas with Very Low Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni by Haggag, Ayat A, Rabiee, Amal, Abd Elaziz, Khaled M, Campbell, Carl H, Colley, Daniel G, Ramzy, Reda M R

“…Forty-five egg-negative/circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) low (Trace-1+) positive children in areas of very low prevalence were followed up daily for 30 days…”
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Mapping of Schistosoma mansoni in the Nile Delta, Egypt: Assessment of the prevalence by the circulating cathodic antigen urine assay by Haggag, Ayat A., Rabiee, Amal, Abd Elaziz, Khaled M., Gabrielli, Albis F., Abdel Hay, Rehab, Ramzy, Reda M.R.

“…[Display omitted] •The Urine-CCA prevalence rates in the studied governorates were significantly higher than those determined by Kato-Katz.•Approximately 10%…”
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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem from the Arab Republic of Egypt by Ramzy, Reda M.R., Kamal, Hussein A., Hassan, Mohamed A., Haggag, Ayat A.

“…Lymphatic filariasis (LF) has been known in Egypt since ancient times. By 1930s it was recognized to be a major public health problem in the Nile Delta, and to…”
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Test, Treat, Track, Test, and Treat Active Surveillance toward Elimination of Schistosomiasis: A Feasibility Study by Ramzy, Reda M R, Rabiee, Amal, Abd Elaziz, Khaled M, Campbell, Carl H, Kittur, Nupur, Colley, Daniel G, Haggag, Ayat A

“…We assessed the feasibility of using a test, treat, track, test, and treat (5T) active surveillance strategy to identify and treat individuals with…”
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Multiple Praziquantel Treatments of Schistosoma mansoni Egg-Negative, CCA-Positive Schoolchildren in a Very Low Endemic Setting in Egypt Do Not Consistently Alter CCA Results by Haggag, Ayat A, Casacuberta Partal, Miriam, Rabiee, Amal, Abd Elaziz, Khaled M, Campbell, Carl H, Colley, Daniel G, Ramzy, Reda M R

“…Forty-four egg-negative/circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) low-positive (trace or 1+) children in three districts of very low prevalence in Egypt were given…”
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Elimination of schistosomiasis haematobia as a public health problem in five governorates in Upper Egypt by Haggag, Ayat A., Rabiee, Amal, Abd Elaziz, Khaled M., Gabrielli, Albis F., Abdelhai, Rehab, Hashish, Alaa, Jabbour, Jean, Ramzy, Reda M.R.

“…Fayoum governorate: the prevalence of S. haematobium infection is 0.2%, and four districts are free of infection. [Display omitted] •The prevalence of urinary…”
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The clinical profile of students attending informal schools in three rural governorates in upper Egypt: a community-based study by Labib, John R, El Shafei, Arwa M, Haggag, Ayat A

“…Combating poverty and illiteracy represents the cornerstone for promoting health among Egyptian children; yet, drop out from the elementary education is a…”
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