2024
DOI: 10.59298/nijrms/2024/51.819.1400
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Current trends in the laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis infection

Umar Asiya Imam,
Aliyu Bazza Sirajo,
Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu

Abstract: Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects about 290 million patients worldwide. Children aged between 5 and 14 years represent 45.8% of the affected patients, in addition, schistosomiasis has been reported in Schistosoma-free areas, mostly because of tourism and immigration from endemic countries. Intestinal schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni is mainly diagnosed via direct stool examination for egg detection. Immunological methods are favoured for disease monitoring and preliminar… Show more

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