Accurate Diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium from Filtered Urine Samples Collected in Tanzania, Africa.

ABSTRACT: Schistosomiasis is a bloodborne, and waterborne parasitic disease caused by the human Schistosoma species, namely Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium. The parasite requires an intermediate snail host, where they grow and develop, along with a human host (definitive). Schistosoma egg detection in feces (S. mansoni) and urine (S. haematobium) are the WHO-recommended confirmatory diagnostic tests. The goal of our research was to determine the efficacy of detecting single or dual Schistosome species from filtered human urine samples collected in Tanzania by amplifying species-specific cell-free repeat DNA fragments via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and gel electrophoresis. In total, 104 filtered human urine samples were evaluated and collected fro

SUBMITTER: Miller K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10820911 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature