Diagnosis of Schistosoma infection in non-human animal hosts: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Song LiangKeerati PonpetchYi-Biao ZhouJiagang GuoBerhanu ErkoJ Russell StothardM Hassan MuradXiao-Nong ZhouFadjar SatrijaJoanne P WebsterJustin V RemaisJürg UtzingerAmadou GarbaPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)
Our findings suggest that the parasitologic technique FEA-SD and the molecular technique qPCR are the most promising techniques for schistosome diagnosis in non-human animal hosts. Future studies are needed for validation and standardization of the techniques for real-world field applications.