Evaluation of a modified quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for genus Schistosoma detection using stool and urine samples from schistosomiasis endemic areas in Kenya

Henry Kanyi; Richelle W. Kihoro; Benard Chieng; Sylvie Araka; Henry Emisiko; Thierry Ramos; Sarah Nogaro; Sammy M. Njenga

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0310118

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Evaluation of a modified quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for genus Schistosoma detection using stool and urine samples from schistosomiasis endemic areas in Kenya

Henry Kanyi ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: hkanyi@kemri.go.ke

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2509-8692

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Richelle W. Kihoro,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2512-1645

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Benard Chieng,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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Sylvie Araka,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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Henry Emisiko,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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Thierry Ramos,

Roles Conceptualization

Affiliation FIND, Geneva, Switzerland
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Sarah Nogaro,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation FIND, Geneva, Switzerland
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Sammy M. Njenga

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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Evaluation of a modified quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for genus Schistosoma detection using stool and urine samples from schistosomiasis endemic areas in Kenya

Henry Kanyi,
Richelle W. Kihoro,
Benard Chieng,
Sylvie Araka,
Henry Emisiko,
Thierry Ramos,
Sarah Nogaro,
Sammy M. Njenga

Published: September 20, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310118

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