Tropical Medicine & International Health December 2022

Faecal lactoferrin is a promising biomarker for diagnosing S. mansoni infection, however it could not be used to assess the severity of infection. 1053-1058 Point-of-care diagnostic tests for mycetoma are urgently needed. To aid developers in producing such tets, a WHO committee designed Target Product Profiles for both a diagnostic test and one that can determine when treatment may be stopped. 1059-1064