Detection of male genital schistosomiasis (MGS) by real-time TaqMan® PCR analysis of semen from fishermen along the southern shoreline of Lake Malawi

Detection of male genital schistosomiasis (MGS) by real-time TaqMan® PCR analysis of semen from fishermen along the southern shoreline of Lake Malawi

Background: Male genital schistosomiasis (MGS) is an underappreciated complication of schistosomiasis, first described in 1911. However, its epidemiology, diagnostic testing and case management are not well understood in sub-Saharan Africa. To shed new light on MGS prevalence in Malawi, a longitudin...

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Main Authors: Sekeleghe A. Kayuni, Mohammad H. Alharbi, Alexandra Shaw, Joanna Fawcett, Peter Makaula, Fanuel Lampiao, Lazarus Juziwelo, E. James LaCourse, Jaco J. Verweij, J. Russell Stothard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Schistosoma haematobium
MGS
Real-time PCR
Fishermen
Mangochi
Lake Malawi
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023045462

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