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Background: Accurate diagnosis followed by timely treatment is an effective strategy for the prevention of complications together with reducing schistosomiasis transmission. Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA) is a simple, rapid, sensitive, and specific isothermal method with low resource needs. This research aimed at the development and optimisation of a real-time (RT) and a lateral flow (LF) RPA assay for the detection of .

Methodology: Recombinase Polymerase Amplification reactions were performed at full- (as recommended) and half-volumes (to reduce costs), with RT or LF detection systems targeting the . mitochondrial minisatellite region. The specificity was assessed using gDNA from other species, helminths co-endemic with . , human stool, and urine, and snail hosts. The analytical sensitivity was evaluated using serial dilutions of gDNA, synthetic copies of the target, and single eggs. The ability of both assays to detect the . DNA in human urine and stool samples was also tested. The long-term stability of the RT-RPA reagents was evaluated by storing the reaction components in different temperature conditions for up to 3  weeks.

Results: The RT- and the LF-RPA (SmMIT- and SmMIT-LF-RPA, respectively) presented similar results when used full- and half-volumes, thus the latter was followed in all experiments. The SmMIT-RPA was 100% specific to . , able to detect a single egg, with a limit of detection (LOD) of down to 1  fg of gDNA and one synthetic copy of the target. The assay was able to detect . DNA from stool containing 1 egg/g and in spiked urine at a concentration of 10  fg/μl. SmMIT-RPA reagents were stable for up to 3  weeks when kept at 19°C, and 2  weeks when stored at 27°C. The SmMIT-LF-RPA cross-reacted with Clinostomidae, presented the LOD of 10  fg and one synthetic copy of the target, being able to detect a single egg and 1 egg/g in a stool sample. The LOD in spiked urine samples was 10  pg/μl.

Conclusion: The half-volume SmMIT-RPA is a promising method to be used in the field. It is specific, sensitive, robust, and tolerant to inhibitors, with a long-term stability of the reaction components and the real-time visualisation of results.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9716991PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1043596DOI Listing

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