Taenia solium – use of existing diagnostic tools in public health programmes: report of a virtual meeting of experts, 17 May 2022

Overview

The World Well being Group (WHO) convened a digital assembly of consultants on 17 Might 2022
to evaluation current diagnostic instruments for Taenia solium, which can be utilized to offer proof to
help the choice to implement public well being programmes to regulate ailments attributable to T.
solium. The contributors are listed within the Annex. All invited consultants and observers accomplished the
WHO battle of curiosity and confidentiality types. No conflicts had been recognized. The result
of this evaluation will inform the event of a T. solium monitoring and analysis framework.

The particular assembly aims had been:

1. To judge the important thing traits (sensitivity, specificity, industrial availability and
   affordability) of the prevailing diagnostic instruments for T. solium in each people and pigs that
   could possibly be used to find out whether or not an infection prevalence exceeds an outlined threshold in
   population-based surveys;
2. To explain the usefulness of the instruments for mapping and monitoring, with consideration for
   survey setting, age group and pattern dimension; and
3. To determine quick priorities for T. solium take a look at growth for public well being programmes.