Moraes, Vanessa SilvaShollenberger, Lisa MarieSiqueira, Liliane Maria VidalBorges, William de CastroHarn, Donald A.Grenfell, Rafaella Fortini QueirozRabello, Ana Lúcia TelesCoelho, Paulo Marcos Zech2020-04-282020-04-282019MORAES, V. S. et al. Diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infections: what are the choices in Brazilian low-endemic areas? Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, v. 114, p. e180478, fev. 2019. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762019000100200>. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2020.0074-0276http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/12120The population of Brazil is currently characterised by many individuals harbouring low-intensity Schistosoma mansoni infections. The Kato-Katz technique is the diagnostic method recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to assess these infections, but this method is not sensitive enough in the context of low egg excretion. In this regard, potential alternatives are being employed to overcome the limits of the Kato-Katz technique. In the present review, we evaluated the performance of parasitological and immunological approaches adopted in Brazilian areas. Currently, the diagnostic choices involve a combination of strategies, including the utilisation of antibody methods to screen individuals and then subsequent confirmation of positive cases by intensive parasitological investigations.en-USabertoImmunoassayPoint-of-care circulating cathodic antigen test - POC-CCA®Artigo publicado em periodicoO periódico Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz permite que o Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP) deposite uma cópia eletrônica dos artigos publicados por esse periódico em que ao menos um dos autores faça parte da comunidade cientifica da UFOP. Fonte: Licença concedida mediante preenchimento de formulário enviado em 12 dez. 2013.https://doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760180478