Current trends in the laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis infection

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dc.contributor.authorUmar Asiya Imam
dc.contributor.authorAliyu Bazza Sirajo
dc.contributor.authorEmmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-11T06:23:01Z
dc.date.available2024-11-11T06:23:01Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractSchistosomiasis 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 preliminary checking for communities in areas with low infection rates, and for patients with light and chronic infections where parasitological tests are negative. PCR-based diagnostic techniques are more sensitive, but expensive. Tegument proteins and miRNAs are promising markers for diagnosis of schistosomiasis.
dc.description.sponsorshipKampala International University
dc.identifier.issn2992-6041
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/14573
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNewport International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences (NIJRMS)
dc.titleCurrent trends in the laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis infection
dc.typeArticle
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