Detection of Early and Single Infections of Schistosoma japonicum in the Intermediate Host Snail, Oncomelania hupensis, by PCR and Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay

Takashi Kumagai Section of Environmental Parasitology, Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Anhui Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuhu, China; Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, China

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Rieko Furushima-Shimogawara Section of Environmental Parasitology, Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Anhui Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuhu, China; Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, China

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Hiroshi Ohmae Section of Environmental Parasitology, Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Anhui Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuhu, China; Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, China

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Tian-Ping Wang Section of Environmental Parasitology, Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Anhui Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuhu, China; Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, China

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Shaohong Lu Section of Environmental Parasitology, Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Anhui Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuhu, China; Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, China

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Rui Chen Section of Environmental Parasitology, Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Anhui Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuhu, China; Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, China

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Liyong Wen Section of Environmental Parasitology, Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Anhui Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuhu, China; Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, China

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Nobuo Ohta Section of Environmental Parasitology, Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Anhui Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuhu, China; Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, China

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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with the specific primer set amplifying 28S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) of Schistosoma japonicum was able to detect genomic DNA of S. japonicum, but not S. mansoni, at 100 fg. This procedure enabled us to detect the DNA from a single miracidium and a snail infected with one miracidium at just 1 day after infection. We compared these results with those from loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) targeting 28S rDNA and found similar results. The LAMP could amplify the specific DNA from a group of 100 normal snails mixed with one infected snail A PCR screening of infected snails from endemic regions in Anhui Province revealed schistosomal DNA even in snails found negative by microscopy. PCR and LAMP show promise for monitoring the early infection rate in snails, and they may be useful for predicting the risk of infection in the endemic places.

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*Address correspondence to Takashi Kumagai, Section of Environmental Parasitology, Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan. E-mail: tkuma.vip@tmd.ac.jp

Authors' addresses: Takashi Kumagai, Section of Environmental Parasitology, Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, E-mail: tkuma.vip@tmd.ac.jp. Rieko Furushima-Shimogawara, Section of Environmental Parasitology, Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, E-mail: rfuru.vip@tmd.ac.jp. Hiroshi Ohmae, Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, E-mail: h-ohmae@nih.go.jp. Tian-Ping Wang, Anhui Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuhu, China, E-mail: wangtianping@hotmail.com. Shaohong Lu, Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, China, E-mail: llsshh2003@163.com. Rui Chen, Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, China, E-mail: chenrui@163.com. Liyong Wen, Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, China, E-mail: wenliyonghz@hotmail.com. Nobuo Ohta, Section of Environmental Parasitology, Department of International Health Development, Division of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, E-mail: matata.vip@tmd.ac.jp.

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