Innovative point-of-care molecular diagnostics for surveillance and targeted control of schistosomiasis and malaria in DR Congo (based on environmental DNA) KU Leuven
Vector-borne diseases are a major global public health burden, affecting more than 1 billion people worldwide. Malaria and schistosomiasis are the main causes of morbidity and mortality, especially children and pregnant women in developing countries. They are transmitted by vectors (mosquito and snail, respectively), whose life cycles include an aquatic stage, resulting therefore in overlapping distributions and thus coinfections. Therefore, ...