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Innovative point-of-care diagnostics and environmental surveillance tools for the elimination of Asian schistosomiasis |
| Principal Investigator / Affiliation | Pengfei Cai (Doctor / SRO) / QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute  Australia |
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Mario Antonio II Jiz (Department Head / Chief Science Research Specialist) / Research Institute for Tropical Medicine  Philippines |
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Yasuhito Sako (Professor) / Asahikawa Medical University  Japan |
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| Year Adopted | 2021 |
| Research Period | 3 years |
| General Description of the Research Project | This cooperative research project aims to develop inexpensive point-of-care (POC) diagnostics for Asian Schistosomiasis that are rapid and field-friendly, and to develop innovative environmental DNA (eDNA) detection tools for surveillance of schistosomiasis. Accurate and rapid diagnostics are a key cornerstone for control and elimination of schistosomiasis in Asia. Our research project will develop and trial molecular and immunology based POC, and molecular based eDNA detection methods in a schistosomiasis-endemic area of the Philippines |
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Pengfei Cai Australia
Mario Antonio II Jiz the Philippines
Yasuhito Sako Japan |
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