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

BACKGROUND: 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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gandasegui, Javier, Fernández-Soto, Pedro, Muro, Antonio, Simões Barbosa, Constança, Lopes de Melo, Fabio, Loyo, Rodrigo, de Souza Gomes, Elainne Christine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5849311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29534072
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006314

Ejemplares similares

Ejemplares similares