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- Title
Diagnosis of Schistosoma infection in non-human animal hosts: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Authors
Liang, Song; Ponpetch, Keerati; Zhou, Yi-Biao; Guo, Jiagang; Erko, Berhanu; Stothard, J. Russell; Murad, M. Hassan; Zhou, Xiao-Nong; Satrija, Fadjar; Webster, Joanne P.; Remais, Justin V.; Utzinger, Jürg; Garba, Amadou
- Abstract
Background: Reliable and field-applicable diagnosis of schistosome infections in non-human animals is important for surveillance, control, and verification of interruption of human schistosomiasis transmission. This study aimed to summarize uses of available diagnostic techniques through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methodology and principal findings: We systematically searched the literature and reports comparing two or more diagnostic tests in non-human animals for schistosome infection. Out of 4,909 articles and reports screened, 19 met our inclusion criteria, four of which were considered in the meta-analysis. A total of 14 techniques (parasitologic, immunologic, and molecular) and nine types of non-human animals were involved in the studies. Notably, four studies compared parasitologic tests (miracidium hatching test (MHT), Kato-Katz (KK), the Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory technique (DBL), and formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation-digestion (FEA-SD)) with quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and sensitivity estimates (using qPCR as the reference) were extracted and included in the meta-analyses, showing significant heterogeneity across studies and animal hosts. The pooled estimate of sensitivity was 0.21 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.03–0.48) with FEA-SD showing highest sensitivity (0.89, 95% CI: 0.65–1.00). Conclusions/Significance: Our findings suggest that the parasitologic technique FEA-SD and the molecular technique qPCR, are the most promising techniques for schistosome diagnosis in non-human animal hosts. Future studies are needed for validation and standardization of the techniques for real-world field applications. Author summary: The diagnosis of schistosome infection in non-human hosts is important for control and elimination of human schistosomiasis. This study aimed to summarize effectiveness of available diagnostic techniques through a systematic review of the literature and reports comparing two or more diagnostic tests in non-human animals. Overall, 4,909 articles and reports were screened. Nineteen articles met our inclusion criteria and were analyzed in greater detail. A total of 14 techniques (parasitologic, immunologic, and molecular) and nine types of non-human animals were involved in the studies. Four studies comparing parasitologic tests (miracidium hatching test (MHT), Kato-Katz (KK), the Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory technique (DBL), and formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation-digestion (FEA-SD)) with quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) were included in the meta-analyses. The findings suggest that the parasitologic technique FEA-SD and molecular techniques, especially qPCR, are the most promising techniques. However, further validation and standardization of the techniques under field conditions are much needed.
- Subjects
SCHISTOSOMA; POLYMERASE chain reaction; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS methods; ETHYL acetate; DISEASE eradication
- Publication
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022, Vol 16, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
1935-2727
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0010389