Eggs and Magnetism: New Approaches for Schistosomiasis Diagnosis

To date, reliable techniques that can provide accurate information on the local and global prevalence of schistosomiasis are still associated with high costs or labour-intensive processes. Here we discuss old and new concepts for diagnostic approaches, and we highlight structural properties of schis...

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Published inTrends in parasitology Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 267 - 271
Main Authors Candido, Renata R.F., St Pierre, Timothy G., Morassutti, Alessandra L., Graeff-Teixeira, Carlos, Jones, Malcolm K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2018
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Animals
diagnostic
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures - trends
eggshells
Humans
magnetic particles
Magnetics
Ovum - chemistry
Parasitology - methods
Schistosoma
Schistosoma - chemistry
Schistosomiasis - diagnosis
eggshells
Schistosoma
diagnostic
magnetic particles
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Summary:To date, reliable techniques that can provide accurate information on the local and global prevalence of schistosomiasis are still associated with high costs or labour-intensive processes. Here we discuss old and new concepts for diagnostic approaches, and we highlight structural properties of schistosome eggshells that result in their affinity for magnetic materials as a new diagnostic approach.
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ISSN:1471-4922
1471-5007
DOI:10.1016/j.pt.2018.01.003