bp	Base pairs
CAA	Circulating anodic antigen
CCA	Circulating cathodic antigen
FAM	6-carboxyflourescein
fg	Femtogram
gDNA	Genomic DNA
LoD	Limit of detection
LSHTM	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
MDA	Mass drug administration
NHM	Natural History Museum, London, UK
NPV	Negative predictive value
NTD	Neglected tropical disease
PC	Preventative chemotherapy
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
PHL-IdC	Public Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri
PPV	Positive predictive value
qPCR	Quantitative/real-time PCR
RPA	Recombinase polymerase amplification
Sh	Schistosoma haematobium
STI	Sexually transmitted infection
Th2	T-helper type 2