Development of a schistosoma mansoni

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dc.contributor.author	Hansen, Philip
dc.date.accessioned	2006-07-07T12:22:12Z
dc.date.available	2006-07-07T12:22:12Z
dc.date.issued	2006-07-07T12:22:12Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2271/178
dc.description	Neuroscience IV Room 1028 Dykes 3:00 PM Abstract 208	en
dc.description.abstract	Through the use of Schistosoma mansoni antigens we attempted to develop a non-invasive assay that would diagnose an infection of intestinal schistosomiasis. We isolated parts of the Schistosoma mansoni parasite shed during its infestation of the host (e.g. skin, eggs, tegument, circulating cathoiodic antigen [CCA], circulating aniodic antigen [CAA]) from the urine of infected individuals to develop mono-clonal antibodies against the parasite. The antibodies would be used in dipstick assays to detect the presence of S. mansoni antigens in the urine of infected people. The assay can be a valuable tool in field for the diagnoses of schistosomiasis without the need for bulky lab equipment. Quick, sensitive and easy to use, the dipstick assay requires no formal training in its application.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Bosempem, J.K. Ghana, Africa	en
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.subject	intestinal schistosomiasis	en
dc.subject	non-invasive assay	en
dc.title	Development of a schistosoma mansoni	en
dc.type	Presentation	en