Publication: Latent class models for Echinococcus multilocularis diagnosis in foxes in Switzerland in the absence of a gold standard
Latent class models for Echinococcus multilocularis diagnosis in foxes in Switzerland in the absence of a gold standard
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Otero-Abad, B., Armua-Fernandez, M. T., Deplazes, P., Torgerson, P. R., & Hartnack, S. (2017). Latent class models for Echinococcus multilocularis diagnosis in foxes in Switzerland in the absence of a gold standard. Parasites & Vectors, 10(1), 612. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2562-1
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Background: In Europe the principal definitive host for Echinococcus multilocularis, causing alveolar echinococcosis in humans, is the red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Obtaining reliable estimates of the prevalence of E. multilocularis andrelevant risk factors for infection in foxes can be difficult if diagnostic tests with unknown test accuracies are used. Latent-class analysis can be used to obtain estimates of diagnostic test sensitivities and specificities in the absence of a perfect gold standard. Samples from 300 foxes in Switzerland we
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- Otero-Abad, Belen
- Armua-Fernandez, Maria Teresa
- Deplazes, Peter
- Torgerson, Paul R
- Hartnack, Sonja
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Otero-Abad, B., Armua-Fernandez, M. T., Deplazes, P., Torgerson, P. R., & Hartnack, S. (2017). Latent class models for Echinococcus multilocularis diagnosis in foxes in Switzerland in the absence of a gold standard. Parasites & Vectors, 10(1), 612. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2562-1
