Brazil Standard Operation Procedures

Brazil Standard Operation Procedures* for the identification of Biomphalaria snails, infectivity and infection status of Biomphalaria snails.

Shared courtesy of GSA partner FIOCRUZ 

FiocCruz has shared the following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) used by the National Reference Service for Schistosomiasis in Brazil:

• Morphological Identification of Biomphalaria Molluscs

• DNA Extraction from Biological Samples by Wizard Kit

• Molecular Identification of Biomphalaria Molluscs

• Infectivity Test of Biomphalaria Collected in the Field

• Biomphalaria sp. Infectivity Test Flowchart

• Infectivity Test of Biomphalaria Molluscs by LS PCR

All SOPs are in Portuguese.

*Please Note: These are Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) used by the National Reference Service for Schistosomiasis in Brazil, where the described methods and reagents have been standardized and established. It is important to note that the National Reference Service has specific requirements to strictly adhere to these SOPs. This does not mean that other methods and reagents cannot be used for the same purpose.