Diagnosis of amphimeriasis by LAMPhimerus assay in human stool samples long-term storage onto filter paper.

Amphimeriasis, a fish-borne zoonotic disease caused by the liver fluke Amphimerus spp., has recently been reported as an emerging disease affecting an indigenous Ameridian group, the Chachi, living in Ecuador. The only method for diagnosing amphimeriasis was the microscopic detection of eggs from th...

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Main Authors: William Cevallos, Pedro Fernández-Soto, Manuel Calvopiña, María Buendía-Sánchez, Julio López-Abán, Belén Vicente, Antonio Muro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5812612?pdf=render