Environmental DNA/RNA for pathogen and parasite detection, surveillance, and ecology

D Bass, KW Christison, GD Stentiford, LSJ Cook… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
Detection of pathogens, parasites, and other symbionts in environmental samples via
eDNA/eRNA (collectively eNA) is an increasingly important source of information about their …

[图书][B] WHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis

World Health Organization - 2022 - books.google.com
Schistosomiasis is a public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia,
the Caribbean and South America. It is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)-a …

Environmental DNA study on aquatic ecosystem monitoring and management: Recent advances and prospects

S Huang, K Yoshitake, S Watabe, S Asakawa - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is organismal DNA that can be detected in the environment and
is derived from cellular material of organisms shed into aquatic or terrestrial environments. It …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental DNA in human and veterinary parasitology-Current applications and future prospects for monitoring and control

ME Sengupta, C Lynggaard, S Mukaratirwa… - Food and Waterborne …, 2022 - Elsevier
Parasites are important pathogens with significant global economic, public and animal
health impacts. Successful control or elimination of many parasitic diseases, not least …

Make visible the invisible: Optimized development of an environmental DNA metabarcoding tool for the characterization of trematode parasitic communities

P Douchet, J Boissier, S Mulero, H Ferté… - environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The world's parasitic and mutualistic biodiversity is undergoing major upheavals related to
modifications in host community structures, changes in interactions between species, and …

[HTML][HTML] Polarization of intestinal tumour-associated macrophages regulates the development of schistosomal colorectal cancer

Z Wang, Z Du, H Sheng, X Xu, W Wang, J Yang… - Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs) can be divided into M1 and M2 TAMs. M2 TAMs
play an important role in tumor progression, promoting a pro-angiogenic and …

Scratching the itch: updated perspectives on the schistosomes responsible for swimmer's itch around the world

ES Loker, RJ DeJong, SV Brant - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although most studies of digenetic trematodes of the family Schistosomatidae dwell on
representatives causing human schistosomiasis, the majority of the 130 identified species of …

Schistosomiasis diagnosis: Challenges and opportunities for elimination

O Ally, BN Kanoi, L Ochola, SG Nyanjom… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Overview The roadmap adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating
neglected tropical diseases aims to eliminate schistosomiasis, as a public health concern …

Systematic review and meta-analysis on the infection rates of schistosome transmitting snails in southern Africa

OE Nwoko, C Kalinda, MJ Chimbari - Tropical Medicine and Infectious …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Efforts to interrupt and eliminate schistosomiasis as a public health problem have increased
in several Southern African countries. A systematic review was carried out on the infection …

Environmental DNA‐based methods detect the invasion front of an advancing signal crayfish population

JA Greenhalgh, RA Collins, DE Edgley… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aquatic invasive species, such as the signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus), present a
major threat to freshwater ecosystems. However, these species can be challenging to detect …