Ex Situ Evaluation of Beeswax-Based Cercarial Trapping: A Collection Tool for Environmental Surveillance of Schistosoma japonicum

• Main Authors: Abellaneda, Iverson Jurey D., Budac, Irene Jane B., Endozo, Famela Everild F., Espiritu, Emmanuel F., La Torre, Sean Martin H, Tongol, June Therese S., Villacorte, Elena A., Ligot, Klyde Irene M., Angeles, Jose Ma M.
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• 出版: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• 主題: beeswax; cercarial trapping; Schistosoma japonicum; schistosomiasis; Diseases; Infectious Disease; Medicine and Health Sciences
• 在線閱讀: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/154; https://philjournalsci.dost.gov.ph/127-vol-153-no-1-february-2024/2039-ex-situ-evaluation-of-beeswax-based-cercarial-trapping-a-collection-tool-for-environmental-surveillance-of-schistosoma-japonicum

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects over 230 million people worldwide, burdening populations in the margins in countries like the Philippines. Despite the utility of environmental detection methods such as polymerase chain reaction assay, it remains difficult to collect adeq...