Detection of Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium DNA by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification: Identification of Infected Snails from Early Prepatency

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification of DNA

2000 • 7,763 citations

Detection of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Reaction by Turbidity Derived from Magnesium Pyrophosphate Formation

2001 • 1,621 citations

The infection of laboratory hosts with cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni and the recovery of the adult worms

1965 • 1,327 citations

Reassessment of the cost of chronic helmintic infection: a meta-analysis of disability-related outcomes in endemic schistosomiasis

2005 • 867 citations

Sensitive and Inexpensive Molecular Test for Falciparum Malaria: Detecting Plasmodium falciparum DNA Directly from Heat-Treated Blood by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification,

2005 • 458 citations

Operational Feasibility of Using Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Microscopy Centers of Developing Countries

2007 • 334 citations

Determining the Prevalence of Onchocerca volvulus Infection in Vector Populations by Polymerase Chain Reaction Screening of Pools of Black Flies

1995 • 199 citations

Diagnosing Schistosomiasis by Detection of Cell-Free Parasite DNA in Human Plasma

2009 • 198 citations

COMPARISON OF A POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION AND THE KATO-KATZ TECHNIQUE FOR DIAGNOSING INFECTION WITH SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI

2003 • 171 citations

Sensitive and rapid detection of Schistosoma japonicum DNA by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)

2009 • 140 citations

Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in the population dynamics ofBulinus globosusandBiomphalaria pfeifferiand in the epidemiology of their infection with schistosomes

1989 • 133 citations

Transmission control for schistosomiasis – why it matters now

2006 • 132 citations

Control of Morbidity Due to Schistosoma haematobium on Pemba Island: Egg Excretion and Hematuria as Indicators of Infection

1990 • 131 citations

Polymerase chain reaction assay based on a highly repeated sequence of Schistosoma haematobium: a potential tool for monitoring schistosome-infested water.

2001 • 128 citations

New initiatives against Africa's worms

2005 • 118 citations

Highly repeated short DNA sequences in the genome of Schistosoma mansoni recognized by a species-specific probe

1991 • 116 citations

FACTORS AFFECTING INFECTION OR REINFECTION WITH SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM IN COASTAL KENYA: SURVIVAL ANALYSIS DURING A NINE-YEAR, SCHOOL-BASED TREATMENT PROGRAM

2006 • 112 citations

Coevolution and compatibility in the snail–schistosome system

2001 • 94 citations

LARGE-SCALE, POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION–BASED SURVEILLANCE OF SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM DNA IN SNAILS FROM TRANSMISSION SITES IN COASTAL KENYA: A NEW TOOL FOR STUDYING THE DYNAMICS OF SNAIL INFECTION

2004 • 89 citations

DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS AND CERCARIAL SHEDDING OF BULINUS NASUTUS AND OTHER SNAILS IN THE MSAMBWENI AREA, COAST PROVINCE, KENYA

2004 • 88 citations

A polymerase chain reaction assay for detecting snails infected with bilharzia parasites (Schistosoma mansoni) from very early prepatency.

1998 • 85 citations

Rapid diagnostic multiplex PCR (RD-PCR) to discriminate Schistosoma haematobium and S. bovis

2009 • 76 citations

Pool screen polymerase chain reaction for estimating the prevalence of Onchocerca volvulus infection in Simulium damnosum sensu lato: results of a field trial in an area subject to successful vector control.

1999 • 72 citations

A critical appraisal of molecular xenomonitoring as a tool for assessing progress toward elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis.

2007 • 70 citations

The detection limits for estimates of infection intensity in schistosomiasis mansoni established by a study in non-human primates

2006 • 66 citations

Screening for schistosomiasis with questionnaires

2002 • 65 citations

Factors affecting the intensity of reinfection with Schistosoma haematobium following treatment with praziquantel

1991 • 61 citations

Schistosomiasis: The St Lucia Project

1985 • 61 citations

Water contact observations in Kenyan communities endemic for schistosomiasis: methodology and patterns of behaviour

1996 • 55 citations

Schistosomiasis: The St. Lucia Project

1986 • 44 citations

DIFFERENTIATION OF SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM FROM RELATED SCHISTOSOMES BY PCR AMPLIFYING AN INTER-REPEAT SEQUENCE

2007 • 36 citations

A comparative evaluation of snail sampling and cercariometry to detect Schistosoma mansoni transmission in a large-scale, longitudinal field-study in Machakos, Kenya

1989 • 35 citations

ESTIMATING THE INTENSITY OF INFECTION WITH SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM IN VILLAGERS OF LEYTE, PHILIPPINES. PART I: A BAYESIAN CUMULATIVE LOGIT MODEL. THE SCHISTOSOMIASIS TRANSMISSION & ECOLOGY PROJECT (STEP)

2005 • 35 citations

Cercariometry for detection of transmission sites for schistosomiasis

2003 • 30 citations

Performance evaluation of five commercial real-time PCR reagent systems using TaqMan assays for B. anthracis detection

2008 • 29 citations

Test strip detection of Wuchereria bancrofti amplified DNA in wild‐caught Culex pipiens and estimation of infection rate by a PoolScreen algorithm

2004 • 25 citations

Low transmission areas of schistosomiasis in Venezuela: consequences on the diagnosis, treatment, and control

2006 • 23 citations

Lot quality assurance sampling for screening communities hyperendemic for Schistosoma mansoni

2003 • 21 citations

Index of potential contamination for schistosomiasis

2001 • 19 citations

Molecular Identification of Schistosoma mattheei from Feces of Kinda (Papio cynocephalus kindae) and Grayfoot Baboons (Papio ursinus griseipes) in Zambia

2010 • 12 citations