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Specificity and sensitivity of the Kato-Katzo method in parasite identification in relation to the parasitrap method.
| Parasites | Sensitivity | Specificity |
| Schistosoma mansoni | 100% | 99.8% |
| Enterobius vermiculares | 100% | 100% |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 98.6% | 99.6% |
| Trichuris trichiura | 97.7% | 98.3% |
| Hymenolepis nana | 92.5% | 99.5% |
| Ancylostomatidae | 83.3% | 100% |
