DEVELOPMENT OF A MOLECULAR SNAIL XENOMONITORING ASSAY TO DETECT SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM AND SCHISTOSOMA BOVIS INFECTIONS IN THEIR BULINUS SNAIL HOSTS

Development of a Molecular Snail Xenomonitoring Assay to Detect Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma bovis Infections in their Bulinus Snail Hosts

Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease of medical and veterinary importance, transmitted through specific freshwater snail intermediate hosts, is targeted for elimination in several endemic regions in sub-Saharan Africa.Multi-disciplinary methods are required for both human and environmental diagnostics to certify schistosomiasis elimination

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Multi-objective optimization of grinding process parameters for complicated worm space surface based on the grey wolf optimization algorithm

Grinding is a critical method for enhancing the quality of worm tooth surfaces, and its process optimization has long been a significant research focus; velgen vff 12 however, existing methods are insufficient in addressing the nonlinearity and complexity inherent in the grinding of complex surfaces.In this study, a three-objective optimization fun

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