Ov-RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a assay for the detection of Opisthorchis viverrini infection in field-collected human feces.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThis study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (MUTM 2022-049-01). Informed consent was obtained from all participants. All activities conducted in this study received the approval of informed consent from the participants before they were performed. The results from fecal examinations have been reported to health-promoting hospitals in the targeted areas for further action by local medical doctors or health officers following the treatment guidelines provided by the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand [41]. Consent for PublicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding Open access funding provided by Mahidol University. This research project was supported by Mahidol University (fiscal year 2021) through Orawan Phuphisut."