New insights into the genetic diversity of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium in Yemen

• Main Authors: Hany, Sady, Hesham M., Al-Mekhlafi, Bonnie L., Webster, Romano, Ngui, Wahib M., Atroosh, Ahmed K., Al-Delaimy, Nabil A., Nasr, Kek, Heng Chua, Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim, Johari, Surin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2015
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42170/1/New%20insights.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42170/; https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-015-1168-8

Background: Human schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease of great importance that remains highly prevalent in Yemen, especially amongst rural communities. In order to investigate the genetic diversity of human Schistosoma species, a DNA barcoding study was conducted on S. mansoni and S. hae...