Eggs and Magnetism: New Approaches for Schistosomiasis Diagnosis.
To date, reliable techniques that can provide accurate information on the local and global prevalence of schistosomiasis are still associated with high costs or labour-intensive processes. Here we discuss old and new concepts for diagnostic approaches, and we highlight structural properties of schistosome eggshells that result in their affinity for magnetic materials as a new diagnostic approach.
['Candido|Renata R F|RRF|', 'St Pierre|Timothy G|TG|', 'Morassutti|Alessandra L|AL|', 'Graeff-Teixeira|Carlos|C|', 'Jones|Malcolm K|MK|']
D000818:Animals D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures D006801:Humans D008280:Magnetics D010063:Ovum D010274:Parasitology D012547:Schistosoma D012552:Schistosomiasis
diagnostic eggshells Schistosoma magnetic particles