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Development of a Molecular Snail Xenomonitoring Assay to Detect Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma bovis Infections in their Bulinus Snail Hosts.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 2 Sept 2020
Pennance Tom, Archer John, Lugli Elena Birgitta, Rostron Penny, Llanwarne Felix, Ali Said Mohammed, Amour Amour Khamis, Suleiman Khamis Rashid, Li Sarah, Rollinson David, Cable Jo, Knopp Stefanie, Allan Fiona, Ame Shaali Makame, Webster Bonnie Lee
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Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease of medical and veterinary importance, transmitted through specific freshwater snail intermediate hosts, is targeted for elimination in several endemic regions in sub-Saharan Africa. Multi-disciplinary methods are required for both human and environmental diagnostics to certify schistosomiasis elimination when eventually reached. Molecular xenomonitoring protocols, a...
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