A field survey using LAMP assay for detection of Schistosoma mansoni in a low-transmission area of schistosomiasis in Umbuzeiro, Brazil: Assessment in human and snail samples.

A field survey using LAMP assay for detection of Schistosoma mansoni in a low-transmission area of schistosomiasis in Umbuzeiro, Brazil: Assessment in human and snail samples.

In Brazil, schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease of public health relevance, mainly in poor areas where Schistosoma mansoni is the only human species encountered and Biomphalaria straminea is one of the intermediate host snails. A nested-PCR based on a specific mitochondrial S. mansoni minisatellit...

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Main Authors: Javier Gandasegui, Pedro Fernández-Soto, Antonio Muro, Constança Simões Barbosa, Fabio Lopes de Melo, Rodrigo Loyo, Elainne Christine de Souza Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5849311?pdf=render

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