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Onchocerciasis: Target product profiles of in vitro diagnostics to support onchocerciasis elimination mapping and mass drug administration stopping decisions

Table 4

Effect of sensitivity on the Type I error of a cluster survey involving 20 villages, and 50 people/participant.

A specificity of 99.8% was assumed. The critical cutoff was ≥ 2 positive tests in at least 1 village. The calculations were made for a true prevalence of 2%. At least 60% sensitivity is required to reach a Type I error of < 5%.

Table 4

doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010682.t004