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

Sady H 1 , Al-Mekhlafi HM 2 , Webster BL 3 , Ngui R 4 , Atroosh WM 5 , Al-Delaimy AK 6 Show all authors , Nasr NA 7 , Chua KH 8 , Lim YA 9 , Surin J 10

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  • 1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. hanysady@yahoo.com
  • 2 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. halmekhlafi@yahoo.com
  • 3 Parasites and Vectors Division, Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK. b.webster@nhm.ac.uk
  • 4 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. skyromano@gmail.com
  • 5 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. wahib_atrosh@yahoo.com
  • 6 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ahmed_soofi@yahoo.com
  • 7 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. nabilnesr@yahoo.com
  • 8 Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. khchua@um.edu.my
  • 9 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. limailian@um.edu.my
  • 10 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. joharisurin@um.edu.my
Parasit Vectors, 2015;8:544.
PMID: 26482435 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-1168-8

Abstract

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. haematobium in Yemen.

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