Using environmental DNA for the detection of Schistosoma mansoni: toward improved environmental surveillance of schistosomiasis
M. E. Sengupta, M. Hellstrom, H. C. Kariuki, A. Olsen, P. F. Thomsen, H. Mejer, E. Willerslev, M. Mwanje, H. Madsen, T. K. Kristensen, A.-S. Stensgaard, B. J. Vennervald
This paper develops an environmental DNA (eDNA) method to detect Schistosoma mansoni in freshwater, showing higher sensitivity than traditional snail surveys in both lab and field tests.
bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology