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Molecular diagnostic methods are advantageous in terms of sensitivity and specificity, but they are time-consuming and require expensive instruments and skilled personnel, which limits their application in low-resource settings. In this study, an isothermal DNA amplification assay and recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) combined with lateral flow dipstick (LFD) were set up. It was used to detect <jats:italic>S. japonicum<\/jats:italic> infections in experimental mice and domestic goats by amplifying a specific DNA fragment of <jats:italic>S. japonicum<\/jats:italic>. The lower limit of detection for the LFD-RPA assay was evaluated using dilutions of plasmid containing the target sequence. Cross-reactivity was evaluated using genomic DNA from eight other parasites. The effectiveness of the LFD-RPA assay was verified by assessing 36 positive plasma samples and 36 negative plasma samples from mice. The LFD-RPA assay and real-time PCR were also used to assess 48 schistosomiasis japonica-positive plasma samples and 53 negative plasma samples from goats. The LFD-RPA assay could detect 2.6 femtogram (fg) of <jats:italic>S. japonicum<\/jats:italic> target DNA (~39 fg genomic DNA of <jats:italic>S. japonicum<\/jats:italic>), only 10-fold less sensitive than real-time PCR assay. There was no cross-reactivity with DNA from the other eight parasites, such as <jats:italic>Haemonchus contortus<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Spirometra<\/jats:italic>. The whole amplification process could be completed within 15 min at 39\u00b0C, and the results can be observed easily using the LFD. The sensitivity and specificity of the LFD-RPA assay were 97.22% (35\/36, 95% CI, 85.47%\u201399.93%) and 100% (36\/36, 95% CI, 90.26%\u2013100%) in mice, and 93.75% (45\/48, 95% CI, 82.80%\u201398.69%) and 100% (53\/53, 95% CI, 93.28%\u2013100%) in goats. By comparison, the sensitivity and specificity of real-time PCR were 100% (36\/36, 95% CI, 90.26%\u2013100%) and 100% (36\/36, 95% CI, 90.26%\u2013100%) for mice, and 97.92% (47\/48, 95% CI, 88.93%\u201399.95%) and 100% (53\/53, 95% CI, 93.28%\u2013100%) for goats. The LFD-RPA assay exhibits high sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonica, and it is an alternative method for diagnosis schistosomiasis japonica in low resource setting.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcimb.2021.791997","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,16]],"date-time":"2021-11-16T06:31:07Z","timestamp":1637044267000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Development of a Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay for Schistosomiasis Japonica Diagnosis in the Experimental Mice and Domestic Goats"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Qinghong","family":"Guo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kerou","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cheng","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yongcheng","family":"Yue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zheng","family":"Shang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Keke","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhiqiang","family":"Fu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jinming","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiaojiao","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chenyang","family":"Xia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wenqiang","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaonan","family":"Cong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xuejun","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yang","family":"Hong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e1547","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pntd.0001547","article-title":"A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: Towards Control and Elimination","volume":"6","author":"Boatin","year":"2012","journal-title":"PloS Negl. 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