Accuracy and precision of dried urine spot method for the detection of Schistosoma mansoni circulating cathodic antigens in resource-limited settings.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateEthical approval was obtained from the MUHAS Ethical Review Board. Permission to conduct the study in the Mwanza region was requested from President Office, Regional Administration and Local Government, Regional Administrative Secretary of Mwanza, and the District Executive Director of Sengerema district. At the beginning of the study, school head teachers were asked to provide written informed consent. Children were asked to provide assent (verbal) after being informed about the study. Children infected with S. mansoni by any of the diagnostic tests were referred to the nearby health facility for treatment. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding This publication was supported by the Coalition for Operation Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases, which is funded at The Task Force for Global Health primarily by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the United States Agency for International Development through its Neglected Tropical Diseases Program, and with UK aid from the British people. The grant was administered by the African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ARNTD). The contents are the responsibility of AZ and do not necessarily reflect the views of COR-NTD, USAID, UK aid or the ARNTD. The grant number for this project is OPP1190754."