FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Application of a Genus-Specific LAMP Assay for Schistosome Species to Detect Schistosoma haematobium x Schistosoma bovis Hybrids BT AF Crego-Vicente, Beatriz Fernández-Soto, Pedro Febrer-Sendra, Begoña García-Bernalt Diego, Juan Boissier, Jérôme Angora, Etienne K. Oleaga, Ana Muro, Antonio AS 1:1;2:1;3:1;4:1;5:2;6:3,4,5;7:6;8:1; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:; C1 Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Group (e-INTRO), Research Centre for Tropical Diseases at the University of Salamanca (IBSAL-CIETUS), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain IHPE, Université Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, Université Perpignan Via Domitia, 66100 Perpignan, France Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, P.O. Box CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland Department of Public Health, University of Basel, P.O. Box CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland Unité de Formation et de Recherche Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan BPV 34, Côte d’Ivoire Parasitology Laboratory, Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology (IRNASA, CSIC), Cordel de Merinas 40-52, 37008 Salamanca, Spain C2 UNIV SALAMANCA, SPAIN UNIV MONTPELLIER, FRANCE SWISS TPH, SWITZERLAND UNIV BASEL, SWITZERLAND UNIV FELIX HOUPHOUET BOIGNY, COTE IVOIRE CSIC, SPAIN UM IHPE IN WOS Cotutelle UMR DOAJ copubli-europe copubli-int-hors-europe copubli-sud IF 4.964 TC 2 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00686/79840/82659.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;LAMP;schistosomiasis;schistosome hybrids;Schistosoma haematobium;Schistosoma bovis;molecular diagnosis;species-specific LAMP;genus-specific LAMP AB Schistosomiasis is a disease of great medical and veterinary importance in tropical and subtropical regions caused by different species of parasitic flatworms of the genus Schistosoma. The emergence of natural hybrids of schistosomes indicate the risk of possible infection to humans and their zoonotic potential, specifically for Schistosoma haematobium and S. bovis. Hybrid schistosomes have the potential to replace existing species, generate new resistances, pathologies and extending host ranges. Hybrids may also confuse the serological, molecular and parasitological diagnosis. Currently, LAMP technology based on detection of nucleic acids is used for detection of many agents, including schistosomes. Here, we evaluate our previously developed species-specific LAMP assays for S. haematobium, S. mansoni, S. bovis and also the genus-specific LAMP for the simultaneous detection of several Schistosoma species against both DNA from pure and, for the first time, S. haematobium x S. bovis hybrids. Proper operation was evaluated with DNA from hybrid schistosomes and with human urine samples artificially contaminated with parasites’ DNA. LAMP was performed with and without prior DNA extraction. The genus-specific LAMP properly amplified pure Schistosoma species and different S. haematobium-S. bovis hybrids with different sensitivity. The Schistosoma spp.-LAMP method is potentially adaptable for field diagnosis and disease surveillance in schistosomiasis endemic areas where human infections by schistosome hybrids are increasingly common PY 2021 PD MAR SO Journal Of Clinical Medicine SN 2077-0383 PU MDPI AG VL 10 IS 6 UT 000651930500001 DI 10.3390/jcm10061308 ID 79840 ER EF