Molecular Testing of Environmental Samples as a Potential Source to Estimate Parasite Infection

Rojelio Mejia; Barton Slatko; Cristina Almazan; Ruben Cimino; Alejandro Krolewiecki; Natalia Montellano Duran; Jacob Edwin Valera Aspetty; Paola Andrea Vargas; Chiara Cássia Oliveira Amorim; Stefan Michael Geiger; Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara; Juan David Ramirez; Luz Marina Llangarí-Arizo; Irene Guadalupe; Liliana E. Villanueva-Lizama; Julio Vladimir Cruz-Chan; María Leticia Ojeda; Eva Mereles Aranda; Sandra Ocampos Benedetti; Maritza Dalí Camones Rivera; Eddyson Montalvo Sabino; Carlos Pineda; Eric J. Wetzel; Philip J. Cooper

doi:10.3390/tropicalmed9100226

Molecular Testing of Environmental Samples as a Potential Source to Estimate Parasite Infection

Rojelio Mejia, Barton Slatko, Cristina Almazan, Ruben Cimino, Alejandro Krolewiecki, Natalia Montellano Duran, Jacob Edwin Valera Aspetty, Paola Andrea Vargas, Chiara Cássia Oliveira Amorim, Stefan Michael Geiger, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara, Juan David Ramirez, Luz Marina Llangarí-Arizo, Irene Guadalupe, Liliana E. Villanueva-Lizama, Julio Vladimir Cruz-Chan, María Leticia Ojeda, Eva Mereles Aranda, Sandra Ocampos Benedetti, Maritza Dalí Camones RiveraEddyson Montalvo Sabino, Carlos Pineda, Eric J. Wetzel, Philip J. Cooper

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We discuss the potential usefulness of molecular testing of soil, dust, and water samples to detect medically important parasites, and where such testing could be used to supplement stool sampling in humans. A wide variety of parasites including protozoa and helminths, many of which are zoonotic, have an important infection reservoir in the environment. In some cases, this environmental period is essential for further parasite development. We describe the progress in implementing methods for the molecular detection of these parasites in soil across eight collaborating centers in Latin America and represent a variety of potential applications in improving our understanding of parasite epidemiology and mapping, surveillance, and control of these parasites. This methodology offers new opportunities for improving our understanding of a wide variety of parasites of public health importance and novel tools for their control.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	226
Journal	Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume	9
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9100226
State	Published - Oct 2024

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General Immunology and Microbiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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Mejia, R., Slatko, B., Almazan, C., Cimino, R., Krolewiecki, A., Duran, N. M., Valera Aspetty, J. E., Vargas, P. A., Oliveira Amorim, C. C., Geiger, S. M., Fujiwara, R. T., Ramirez, J. D., Llangarí-Arizo, L. M., Guadalupe, I., Villanueva-Lizama, L. E., Cruz-Chan, J. V., Ojeda, M. L., Aranda, E. M., Benedetti, S. O., ... Cooper, P. J. (2024). Molecular Testing of Environmental Samples as a Potential Source to Estimate Parasite Infection. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 9(10), Article 226. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9100226

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