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.

• Autori principali: Javier Gandasegui (Autore), Pedro Fernández-Soto (Autore), Antonio Muro (Autore), Constança Simões Barbosa (Autore), Fabio Lopes de Melo (Autore), Rodrigo Loyo (Autore), Elainne Christine de Souza Gomes (Autore)
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• Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...