Testing the Infection Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni after Mass Drug Administration by Comparing Sensitivity and Specificity of Species-Specific Repeat Fragment Amplification by PCR and Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification

Schistosomiasis is a blood parasitic disease caused by trematode parasites of the genus Schistosoma. Schistosoma mansoni is one of the main contributors of the disease and 90% of the global burden of schistosomiasis is in Africa. Mass drug administration (MDA) has been implemented to reduce the dise...

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Published in:Am J Trop Med Hyg
Main Authors: Price, Miriam, Cyrs, Austin, Sikasunge, Chummy S., Mwansa, James, Lodh, Nilanjan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6609171/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31115299
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0121
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