Development and validation of a sensitive, specific and robust high-throughput tool for monitoring, surveillance and certification of urogenital schistosomiasis elimination, based on real time PCR (RT PCR)

• Unité de recherche: INNOSUISSE
• Numéro de projet: 18553.2 PFLS-LS
• Titre du projet anglais: Development and validation of a sensitive, specific and robust high-throughput tool for monitoring, surveillance and certification of urogenital schistosomiasis elimination, based on real time PCR (RT PCR)

Description succincte (Allemand)

Development and validation of a sensitive, specific and robust high-throughput tool for monitoring, surveillance and certification of urogenital schistosomiasis elimination, based on real time PCR (RT PCR)

Description succincte (Anglais)

Development and validation of a sensitive, specific and robust high-throughput tool for monitoring, surveillance and certification of urogenital schistosomiasis elimination, based on real time PCR (RT PCR)

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Allemand)

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

Highly sensitive diagnostic assays are mandatory for large-scale screening of humans and intermediate-host snails in control programmes moving towards schistosomiasis elimination. Swiss TPH and Biolytix AG will develop and validate a highly sensitive and specific, robust, high-throughput real-time (RT)-PCR system for monitoring progress towards urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in Africa, for surveillance after elimination has been achieved, and to certify urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in formerly endemic countries.