Evaluation of the <scp>SD</scp> bioline cholera rapid diagnostic test during the 2016 cholera outbreak in Lusaka, Zambia

Abstract

The observed sensitivity and specificity were within recommendations set by the Global Task Force for Cholera Control on the use of cholera RDT (sensitivity = 90%; specificity = 85%). Although the sample size was small, our findings suggest that the SD Bioline RDT could be used in the field to rapidly alert public health officials to the likely presence of cholera cases when an outbreak is suspected.