Development of a bio-inkjet printed LAMP test kit for detecting human African trypanosomiasis.

• Main Authors: Kyoko Hayashida (Author), Peter Nambala (Author), Nick Van Reet (Author), Philippe Büscher (Author), Naoko Kawai (Author), Mable Mwale Mutengo (Author), Janelisa Musaya (Author), Boniface Namangala (Author), Chihiro Sugimoto (Author), Junya Yamagishi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is one of the neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. Early diagnosis and treatment prior to disease progression are crucial for the survival of HAT patients. We had previously established a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for HAT d...