Determining the viability of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae using fluorescence assays: An application for water treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schistosome cercariae are the human-infectious stage of the Schistosoma parasite. They are shed by snail intermediate hosts living in freshwater, and penetrate the skin of the human host to develop into schistosomes, resulting in schistosomiasis infection. Water treatment (e.g. filtration or chlorination) is one way of cutting disease transmission; it kills or removes cercariae to provide safe water for people to use for activities such as bathing or laundry as an alternative to infested lakes or rivers. At present, there is no standard method for assessing the effectiveness of water treatment processes on cercariae. Examining cercarial movement under a microscope is the most common method, yet it is subjective and time-consuming. Hence, there is a need to develop and ve

SUBMITTER: Braun L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7138324 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature