Molecular Detection of Schistosomiasis Using Real-Time PCR Before and After Treatment in Dumbi Communities, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Reward Muzerengwa, Iliya S Ndams, Madeline Sibula, Joshua Mbanga, Deckster T Savadye, Takafira Mduluza

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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.103637
Published: 2026-02-15
Container: Cureus
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.103637,
  title = {Molecular Detection of Schistosomiasis Using Real-Time PCR Before and After Treatment in Dumbi Communities, Kaduna State, Nigeria},
  author = {Reward Muzerengwa and Iliya S Ndams and Madeline Sibula and Joshua Mbanga and Deckster T Savadye and Takafira Mduluza},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.103637},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103637}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Molecular Detection of Schistosomiasis Using Real-Time PCR Before and After Treatment in Dumbi Communities, Kaduna State, Nigeria
AU  - Reward Muzerengwa
AU  - Iliya S Ndams
AU  - Madeline Sibula
AU  - Joshua Mbanga
AU  - Deckster T Savadye
AU  - Takafira Mduluza
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.103637
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103637
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Muzerengwa, R., Ndams, I. S., Sibula, M., Mbanga, J., Savadye, D. T., & Mduluza, T. (2026). Molecular Detection of Schistosomiasis Using Real-Time PCR Before and After Treatment in Dumbi Communities, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103637

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