A 40-year-old man from Cameroon is being screened for Human African Trypanosomiasis (T. b. gambiense). What is the WHO-recommended screening test for ...

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A 40-year-old man from Cameroon is being screened for Human African Trypanosomiasis (T. b. gambiense). What is the WHO-recommended screening test for gambiense HAT in endemic populations?

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Card agglutination test for trypanosomiasis (CATT) as an initial serological screening test, followed by parasitological confirmation in CATT-positive individuals

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Thick blood film

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PCR on dried blood spots

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Lumbar puncture for all individuals

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Xenodiagnosis using tsetse flies

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): CATT Screening for Gambiense HAT

A 40-year-old man from Cameroon is being screened for Human African Trypanosomiasis (T. b. gambiense). What is the WHO-recommended screening test for gambiense HAT in endemic populations?