Membrane Technology for Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases

Rapid parasite detection utilizing a DNA dipstick

(2021) Oyime Poise Aula et al.   EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY

Rapid diagnostic test negative Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a traveller returning from Ethiopia

(2021) Stefan Schlabe et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Low specificity of point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC CCA) diagnostic test in a non-endemic area for schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil

(2021) Carlos Graeff-Teixeira et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Modifications in a Reference Freeze-Dried Direct Agglutination Test to Improve Visceral Leishmaniasis Detection

(2020) Abdallah el Harith et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Autochthonous Chagas Disease — Missouri, 2018

(2020) George Turabelidze et al.   MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

Future schistosome hybridizations: Will all Schistosoma haematobium hybrids please stand-up!

(2020) J. Russell Stothard et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Evaluation of a rapid diagnostic test for Schistosoma mansoni infection based on the detection of circulating cathodic antigen in urine in Central Sudan

(2020) Mohamed M. Elbasheir et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Cross-reaction of POC-CCA urine test for detection of Schistosoma mekongi in Lao PDR: a cross-sectional study

(2020) Anousin Homsana et al.   Infectious Diseases of Poverty

The Actigraphy Sleep Score: A New Biomarker for Diagnosis, Disease Staging, and Monitoring in Human African Trypanosomiasis

(2020) Alfred K. Njamnshi et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Rapid (30-second), equipment-free purification of nucleic acids using easy-to-make dipsticks

(2020) Michael G. Mason et al.   Nature Protocols

Molecular identification of Ancylostoma ceylanicum in the Philippines

(2020) Oyime P. Aula et al.   PARASITOLOGY

Describing nearly two decades of Chagas disease in Germany and the lessons learned: a retrospective study on screening, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of Trypanosoma cruzi infection from 2000 – 2018

(2020) Jessica Michelle Guggenbühl Noller et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

A search for tiny dragons (Dracunculus medinensis third-stage larvae) in aquatic animals in Chad, Africa

(2019) Christopher A. Cleveland et al.   Scientific Reports

Comparison of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification and Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of Strongyloides Larvae in Different Specimen Matrices

(2019) Matthew R. Watts et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Case Report: Trypanosoma brucei Gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis as the Cause of Fever in an Inpatient with Multiple Myeloma and HIV-1 Coinfection

(2019) Carl Boodman et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Comparison of Kato-Katz Thick Smear, Mini-FLOTAC, and Flukefinder for the Detection and Quantification of Fasciola hepatica Eggs in Artificially Spiked Human Stool

(2019) Daniel A. Zárate-Rendón et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Progress on the development of rapid diagnostic tests for foodborne neglected zoonotic helminthiases: A systematic review

(2019) Chishimba Mubanga et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Lateral Flow Dipstick Test for Serodiagnosis of Strongyloidiasis

(2019) Muhammad Hafiznur Yunus et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

A Novel, Highly Sensitive Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for the Diagnosis of Subarachnoid and Ventricular Neurocysticercosis and for Assessing Responses to Treatment

(2019) Elise M O’connell et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Development and validation of a multiplexed-tandem qPCR tool for diagnostics of human soil-transmitted helminth infections

(2019) Katharina Stracke et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Sequential Changes in the Host Gut Microbiota During Infection With the Intestinal Parasitic Nematode Strongyloides venezuelensis

(2019) Tanzila Afrin et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Evaluation of four rapid diagnostic tests for canine and human visceral Leishmaniasis in Colombia

(2019) Giovanny Herrera et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Serological and molecular rapid diagnostic tests for Toxoplasma infection in humans and animals

(2019) Amjad Hayat Khan et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Long-Term Stability Monitoring of Printed Proteins on Paper-Based Membranes

(2019) Byumseok Koh et al.   ACS Omega

A case report of long treatment with Itraconazole in a patient with chronic Chagas disease

(2019) Pau Bosch-Nicolau et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Development of immunochromatographic device as a point-of-care tool for serodiagnosis of human strongyloidiasis cases

(2019) Lakkhana Sadaow et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Assessment of multiplex Onchocerca volvulus peptide ELISA in non-endemic tropical regions

(2019) Ole Lagatie et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Trypanosoma cruzi infection associated with atypical clinical manifestation during the acute phase of the Chagas disease

(2019) Lucia Rangel-Gamboa et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Detection of Schistosoma japonicum and Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi environmental DNA and its potential utility to schistosomiasis japonica surveillance in the Philippines

(2019) Raffy Jay C. Fornillos et al.   PLoS One

Comparison of four DNA extraction and three preservation protocols for the molecular detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminths in stool

(2019) Mio Ayana et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Case Report: Highlighting Male Genital Schistosomiasis (MGS) in Fishermen from the Southwestern Shoreline of Lake Malawi, Mangochi District

(2019) Sekeleghe A. Kayuni et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

A review of the WHO malaria rapid diagnostic test product testing programme (2008–2018): performance, procurement and policy

(2019) Jane Cunningham et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for conclusive diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease – field implementation in the Bolivian Chaco region

(2019) Daniel Lozano et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Evaluating a point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen test (POC-CCA) to detect Schistosoma mansoni infections in a low endemic area in north-eastern Brazil

(2018) Fernando Schemelzer Moraes Bezerra et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis: 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)1

(2018) A Clinton White et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Rapid diagnosis of parasitic diseases: current scenario and future needs

(2018) S. Momčilović et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

A Systematic Review: Performance of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for the Detection of Plasmodium knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, and Plasmodium ovale Monoinfections in Human Blood

(2018) Seda Yerlikaya et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Molecular Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis

(2018) Shyam Sundar et al.   Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy

Human infection with sub-periodic Brugia spp. in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka: a threat to filariasis elimination status?

(2018) Chandana H. Mallawarachchi et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Field evaluation of an immunochromatographic test for diagnosis of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis

(2018) Chun-hua Gao et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Detection of malaria sporozoites expelled during mosquito sugar feeding

(2018) V. A. Brugman et al.   Scientific Reports

Diagnostics for onchocerciasis in the era of elimination

(2018) Thomas R Unnasch et al.   International Health

A comparative analysis of preservation techniques for the optimal molecular detection of hookworm DNA in a human fecal specimen

(2018) Marina Papaiakovou et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Morbidity, mortality, and long-term consequences associated with diarrhoea from Cryptosporidium infection in children younger than 5 years: a meta-analyses study

(2018) Ibrahim A Khalil et al.   Lancet Global Health

Is Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) More Useful Than a Conventional PCR for the Clinical Management of Leishmaniasis?

(2018) Spinello Antinori et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Evaluation of an OV-16 IgG4 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay in Humans and Its Application to Determine the Dynamics of Antibody Responses in a Non-Human Primate Model of Onchocerca volvulus Infection

(2018) Vitaliano A. Cama et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

DNA elution from buccal cells stored on Whatman FTA Classic Cards using a modified methanol fixation method

(2018) Helene C. Johanson et al.   BIOTECHNIQUES

Usefulness of environmental DNA for detecting Schistosoma mansoni occurrence sites in Madagascar

(2018) Marcello Otake Sato et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoea in 195 countries: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

(2018) Christopher Troeger et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Mass drug administration and the sustainable control of schistosomiasis: an evaluation of treatment compliance in the rural Philippines

(2018) Marianette T. Inobaya et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Comparison of stool collection and storage on Whatman FTA Elute cards versus frozen stool for enteropathogen detection using the TaqMan Array Card PCR assay

(2018) Tahaniyat Lalani et al.   PLoS One

Reactivation of Chagas disease among heart transplant recipients in the United States, 2012-2016

(2018) Authors Elizabeth B. Gray et al.   Transplant Infectious Disease

Schistosomiasis

(2018) Donald P. McManus et al.   Nature Reviews Disease Primers

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

(2018) Spencer L James et al.   LANCET

Identification and characterization of Loa loa antigens responsible for cross-reactivity with rapid diagnostic tests for lymphatic filariasis

(2018) Marla I. Hertz et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Is POC-CCA a truly reliable test for schistosomiasis diagnosis in low endemic areas? The trace results controversy

(2018) José M. Peralta et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Schistosoma “Eggs-Iting” the Host: Granuloma Formation and Egg Excretion

(2018) Christian Schwartz et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

REASSURED diagnostics to inform disease control strategies, strengthen health systems and improve patient outcomes

(2018) Kevin J. Land et al.   Nature Microbiology

Modified dot-ELISA for diagnosis of human trichinellosis

(2017) Eman E. Taher et al.   EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY

A new global strategy for the elimination of schistosomiasis

(2017) Allen G.P. Ross et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

“Smart Diagnosis” of Parasitic Diseases by Use of Smartphones

(2017) Muhammad A. Saeed et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Droplet Digital PCR Diagnosis of Human Schistosomiasis: Parasite Cell-Free DNA Detection in Diverse Clinical Samples

(2017) Kosala G Weerakoon et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the quantitative/qualitative analysis of plant secondary metabolites

(2017) Seiichi Sakamoto et al.   Journal of Natural Medicines

Revised diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis

(2017) O.H. Del Brutto et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

The global burden of scabies: a cross-sectional analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

(2017) Chante Karimkhani et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Serological tests for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis detect antibodies in cattle

(2017) Enock Matovu et al.   Parasites & Vectors

A review of Sarcoptes scabiei: past, present and future

(2017) Larry G. Arlian et al.   Parasites & Vectors

A retrospective study comparing agar plate culture, indirect immunofluorescence and real-time PCR for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection

(2017) DORA BUONFRATE et al.   PARASITOLOGY

A novel duplex ddPCR assay for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonica: proof of concept in an experimental mouse model

(2017) KOSALA G. WEERAKOON et al.   PARASITOLOGY

Performance of the SD BIOLINE® HAT rapid test in various diagnostic algorithms for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

(2017) Crispin Lumbala et al.   PLoS One

Challenges of the Nano–Bio Interface in Lateral Flow and Dipstick Immunoassays

(2017) Helena de Puig et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Increased recovery of touch DNA evidence using FTA paper compared to conventional collection methods

(2017) Irina A. Kirgiz et al.   Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Nucleic acid purification from plants, animals and microbes in under 30 seconds

(2017) Yiping Zou et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Status of soil-transmitted helminth infections in schoolchildren in Laguna Province, the Philippines: Determined by parasitological and molecular diagnostic techniques

(2017) Mary Lorraine S. Mationg et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Review of the factors influencing the motivation of community drug distributors towards the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)

(2017) Alison Krentel et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Mobile-phone and handheld microscopy for neglected tropical diseases

(2017) Jason Rajchgot et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Whole Genome Amplification and Reduced-Representation Genome Sequencing of Schistosoma japonicum Miracidia

(2017) Jonathan A. Shortt et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

An integrated environmental improvement of marshlands: impact on control and elimination of schistosomiasis in marshland regions along the Yangtze River, China

(2017) Le-Ping Sun et al.   Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Approaches being used in the national schistosomiasis elimination programme in China: a review

(2017) Le-Ping Sun et al.   Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Schistosomiasis is more prevalent than previously thought: what does it mean for public health goals, policies, strategies, guidelines and intervention programs?

(2017) Daniel G. Colley et al.   Infectious Diseases of Poverty

A Parallel Comparison of Antigen Candidates for Development of an Optimized Serological Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis Japonica in the Philippines

(2017) Pengfei Cai et al.   EBioMedicine

Molecular Diagnostics for Soil-Transmitted Helminths

(2016) E. M. O'Connell et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Development of Two FhSAP2 Recombinant–Based Assays for Immunodiagnosis of Human Chronic Fascioliasis

(2016) Sun Hee Shin et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Diagnosis and Treatment of Leishmaniasis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)

(2016) Naomi Aronson et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

A high-efficiency superhydrophobic plasma separator

(2016) Changchun Liu et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

(2016) Nicholas J Kassebaum et al.   LANCET

Further evidence of the cross-reactivity of the Binax NOW® Filariasis ICT cards to non-Wuchereria bancrofti filariae: experimental studies with Loa loa and Onchocerca ochengi

(2016) Samuel Wanji et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Hybridizations within the Genus Schistosoma: implications for evolution, epidemiology and control

(2016) ELSA LEGER et al.   PARASITOLOGY

A Cross-Sectional Study of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene-Related Risk Factors for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection in Urban School- and Preschool-Aged Children in Kibera, Nairobi

(2016) Caitlin M. Worrell et al.   PLoS One

Performance of POC-CCA® in diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni in individuals with low parasite burden

(2016) Liliane Maria Vidal Siqueira et al.   Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

DIAGNOSIS OF Strongyloides stercoralis INFECTION IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS BY SEROLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR METHODS

(2016) Fabiana Martins de PAULA et al.   REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO

Cell-Free DNA as a Diagnostic Tool for Human Parasitic Infections

(2016) Kosala G. Weerakoon et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

Performance of Alere™ immunochromathographic test for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis

(2016) Job Alves de Souza Filho et al.   VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY

Improving Coverage and Compliance in Mass Drug Administration for the Elimination of LF in Two ‘Endgame’ Districts in Indonesia Using Micronarrative Surveys

(2016) Alison Krentel et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Sensitivity and Specificity of a Prototype Rapid Diagnostic Test for the Detection of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Infection: A Multi-centric Prospective Study

(2016) Sylvie Bisser et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracy of Three Rapid Tests for the Serodiagnosis of Hepatic Cystic Echinococcosis in Humans

(2016) Francesca Tamarozzi et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Neglected Infectious Diseases: Case Study Highlights Need for Customer Awareness and Postmarket Surveillance

(2016) Barbara Barbé et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Comparison of S. stercoralis Serology Performed on Dried Blood Spots and on Conventional Serum Samples

(2016) Fabio Formenti et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Performance of Microscopy for the Diagnosis of Malaria and Human African Trypanosomiasis by Diagnostic Laboratories in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Results of a Nation-Wide External Quality Assessment

(2016) Pierre Mukadi et al.   PLoS One

A new surveillance and response tool: Risk map of infected Oncomelania hupensis detected by Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) from pooled samples

(2015) Qun-Bo Tong et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Stool metatranscriptomics: A technical guideline for mRNA stabilisation and isolation

(2015) Michael Reck et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Advances in the Diagnosis of Human Schistosomiasis

(2015) Kosala G. A. D. Weerakoon et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Detection of enteropathogens associated with travelers' diarrhea using a multiplex Luminex-based assay performed on stool samples smeared on Whatman FTA Elute cards

(2015) Tahaniyat Lalani et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

How can molecular diagnostics contribute to the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis?

(2015) Philippe Büscher et al.   EXPERT REVIEW OF MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS

Molecular evidence shows that the liver fluke Fasciola gigantica is the predominant Fasciola species in ruminants from Pakistan

(2015) U. Chaudhry et al.   JOURNAL OF HELMINTHOLOGY

A simple and rapid DNA extraction method from whole blood for highly sensitive detection and quantitation of HIV-1 proviral DNA by real-time PCR

(2015) Sally M. McFall et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS

High Genetic Variability of <I>Schistosoma haematobium</I> in Mali and Nigeria

(2015) Charles Ezeh et al.   KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY

An audacious goal: the elimination of schistosomiasis in our lifetime through mass drug administration

(2015) Allen G P Ross et al.   LANCET

Schistosomiasis mass drug administration in the Philippines: lessons learnt and the global implications

(2015) Marianette T. Inobaya et al.   MICROBES AND INFECTION

Chagas’ Disease

(2015) Caryn Bern   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Detecting genotyping errors at Schistosoma japonicum microsatellites with pedigree information

(2015) Yu-Meng Gao et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Development of novel multiplex microsatellite polymerase chain reactions to enable high-throughput population genetic studies of Schistosoma haematobium

(2015) B. L. Webster et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Development of Dirofilaria immitis within the mosquito Aedes (Finlaya) koreicus, a new invasive species for Europe

(2015) Fabrizio Montarsi et al.   Parasites & Vectors

A comparison of two tests for filarial antigenemia in areas in Sri Lanka and Indonesia with low-level persistence of lymphatic filariasis following mass drug administration

(2015) Thishan C. Yahathugoda et al.   Parasites & Vectors

A short history, principles, and types of ELISA, and our laboratory experience with peptide/protein analyses using ELISA

(2015) Suleyman Aydin   PEPTIDES

Development of an Immunochromatographic Test for Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis Based on Detection of a Circulating Antigen

(2015) Chun-hua Gao et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Real-time PCR Demonstrates High Prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum in the Philippines: Implications for Surveillance and Control

(2015) Catherine. A. Gordon et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Is PCR the Next Reference Standard for the Diagnosis of Schistosoma in Stool? A Comparison with Microscopy in Senegal and Kenya

(2015) Lynn Meurs et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Overview of the Diagnostic Methods Used in the Field for Human African Trypanosomiasis: What Could Change in the Next Years?

(2015) Julien Bonnet et al.   Biomed Research International

Evaluation of Immunochromatographic Test for the Detection of Antibodies against Echinococcosis granulosus

(2015) Canan Baydemir   MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR

Immunofluorescence assay for diagnosis of strongyloidiasis in immunocompromised patients

(2015) Maiara Gottardi et al.   Infectious Diseases

Barriers to the Introduction of New Medical Diagnostic Tests

(2015) Aleksandr Ivanov   Labmedicine

Use of dried blood spots to define antibody response to the Strongyloides stercoralis recombinant antigen NIE

(2014) Kate Mounsey et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Comparison of Conventional, Molecular, and Immunohistochemical Methods in Diagnosis of Typical and Atypical Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

(2014) Sadegh Shirian et al.   ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE

A filter paper-based microdevice for low-cost, rapid, and automated DNA extraction and amplification from diverse sample types

(2014) Wupeng Gan et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Health education and the control of intestinal worm infections in China: a new vision

(2014) Donald P McManus et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Advances in studies of disease-navigating webs: Sarcoptes scabiei as a case study

(2014) Samer Alasaad et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Diagnosis of human fascioliasis by stool and blood techniques: update for the present global scenario

(2014) S. MAS-COMA et al.   PARASITOLOGY

Diagnostics for schistosomiasis in Africa and Arabia: a review of present options in control and future needs for elimination

(2014) J. RUSSELL STOTHARD et al.   PARASITOLOGY

Global Decline in Suitable Habitat for Angiostrongylus ( = Parastrongylus) cantonensis: The Role of Climate Change

(2014) Emily M. York et al.   PLoS One

Rapid Urbanization of Red Foxes in Estonia: Distribution, Behaviour, Attacks on Domestic Animals, and Health-Risks Related to Zoonotic Diseases

(2014) Liivi Plumer et al.   PLoS One

Fasciola hepaticain Some Buffaloes and Cattle by PCR and Microscopy

(2014) Sultan Ayaz et al.   TheScientificWorldJOURNAL

Real time PCR to detect the environmental faecal contamination by Echinococcus multilocularis from red fox stools

(2014) Jenny Knapp et al.   VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY

Identification of sVSG117 as an Immunodiagnostic Antigen and Evaluation of a Dual-Antigen Lateral Flow Test for the Diagnosis of Human African Trypanosomiasis

(2014) Lauren Sullivan et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

School-Based Health Education Targeting Intestinal Worms—Further Support for Integrated Control

(2014) Franziska A. Bieri et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Sensitivity and specificity of HAT Sero-K-SeT, a rapid diagnostic test for serodiagnosis of sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense: a case-control study

(2014) Philippe Büscher et al.   Lancet Global Health

Laboratory and Field Evaluation of a New Rapid Test for Detecting Wuchereria bancrofti Antigen in Human Blood

(2013) Gary J. Weil et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

A Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay for Strongyloides stercoralis in Stool That Uses a Visual Detection Method with SYTO-82 Fluorescent Dye

(2013) Matthew R. Watts et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

The Peculiar Epidemiology of Dracunculiasis in Chad

(2013) Mark L. Eberhard et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Membrane-Based, Sedimentation-Assisted Plasma Separator for Point-of-Care Applications

(2013) Changchun Liu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Rapid Wuchereria bancrofti-Specific Antigen Wb123-Based IgG4 Immunoassays as Tools for Surveillance following Mass Drug Administration Programs on Lymphatic Filariasis

(2013) Cathy Steel et al.   Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

A robust dry reagent lateral flow assay for diagnosis of active schistosomiasis by detection of Schistosoma circulating anodic antigen

(2013) Govert J. van Dam et al.   EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY

Hybridisation between the two major African schistosome species of humans

(2013) T. Huyse et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

A microfluidic chip integrating DNA extraction and real-time PCR for the detection of bacteria in saliva

(2013) Emily A. Oblath et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Diagnostic point-of-care tests in resource-limited settings

(2013) Paul K Drain et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

An evaluation of the dot-ELISA procedure as a diagnostic test in an area with a high prevalence of human Toxocara canis infection

(2013) María V Bojanich et al.   MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ

Health-Education Package to Prevent Worm Infections in Chinese Schoolchildren

(2013) Franziska A. Bieri et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

A new rapid diagnostic test for detection of anti-Schistosoma mansoni and anti-Schistosoma haematobium antibodies

(2013) Jean T Coulibaly et al.   Parasites & Vectors

The detection of different Dirofilaria species using direct PCR technique

(2013) Katja Silbermayr et al.   PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH

Approaches to genotyping individual miracidia of Schistosoma japonicum

(2013) Ning Xiao et al.   PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH

Uptake of Preventive Treatment for Intestinal Schistosomiasis among School Children in Jinja District, Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study

(2013) Simon Muhumuza et al.   PLoS One

Extended Result Reading Window in Lateral Flow Tests Detecting Exposure to Onchocerca volvulus: A New Technology to Improve Epidemiological Surveillance Tools

(2013) Allison Golden et al.   PLoS One

Taenia eggs in a stabilization pond system with poor hydraulics: concern for human cysticercosis?

(2013) Matthew E. Verbyla et al.   WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Molecular Identification of Echinococcus multilocularis Infection in Small Mammals from Northeast, Iran

(2013) Molouk Beiromvand et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

A Review of Factors That Influence Individual Compliance with Mass Drug Administration for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis

(2013) Alison Krentel et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Evaluation of rK39 Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis: Longitudinal Study and Meta-Analysis

(2013) Rupert J. Quinnell et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Development of an educational cartoon to prevent worm infections in Chinese schoolchildren

(2013) Franziska A Bieri et al.   Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Detection of Taenia solium Taeniasis Coproantigen Is an Early Indicator of Treatment Failure for Taeniasis

(2012) Javier A. Bustos et al.   Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Evaluation of an immunochromatographic dip strip test for simultaneous detection of Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia duodenalis, and Entamoeba histolytica antigens in human faecal samples

(2012) P. Goñi et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Effects of Urbanization on Prevalence of Baylisascaris procyonis in Intermediate Host Populations

(2012) Kenneth F. Kellner et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES

Filter paper collection of Plasmodium falciparum mRNA for detecting low-density gametocytes

(2012) Sophie Jones et al.   MALARIA JOURNAL

Diagnostics and epidemiology of alveolar echinococcosis in slaughtered pigs from large-scale husbandries in Germany

(2012) Denny Böttcher et al.   PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH

Prevalence of zoonotic intestinal parasites in domestic and stray dogs in a rural area of Iran

(2012) Molouk Beiromvand et al.   PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE

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Performance of rK39 immunochromatography and freeze-dried direct agglutination tests in the diagnosis of imported visceral leishmaniasis

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Which McMaster egg counting technique is the most reliable?

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ImmunoCard STAT! cartridge antigen detection assay compared to microplate enzyme immunoassay and modified Kinyoun's acid-fast staining technique for detection of Cryptosporidium in fecal specimens

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Comparison of bovine cysticercosis prevalence detected by antigen ELISA and visual inspection in the North East of Spain

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Accuracy of circulating cathodic antigen tests for rapid mapping ofSchistosoma mansoniandS. haematobiuminfections in Southern Sudan

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International Study to Evaluate PCR Methods for Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in Blood Samples from Chagas Disease Patients

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Human and porcine Taenia solium infections in Mozambique: identifying research priorities

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Clinical and Demographic Stratification of Test Performance: A Pooled Analysis of Five Laboratory Diagnostic Methods for American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

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ELISA versus PCR for diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Detection of EGFR and KRAS mutations in fine-needle aspirates stored on Whatman FTA cards

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A Highly Sensitive Rapid Diagnostic Test for Chagas Disease That Utilizes a Recombinant Trypanosoma cruzi Antigen

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Constraints to estimating the prevalence of trypanosome infections in East African zebu cattle

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Schistosomiasis PCR in Vaginal Lavage as an Indicator of Genital Schistosoma haematobium Infection in Rural Zimbabwean Women

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Diagnostics for the Developing World: Microfluidic Paper-Based Analytical Devices

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Rapid, Point-of-Care Extraction of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Proviral DNA from Whole Blood for Detection by Real-Time PCR

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Multiplexed Real-Time PCR Assay for Discrimination of Plasmodium Species with Improved Sensitivity for Mixed Infections

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Comparison of tests for the detection of circulating filarial antigen (Og4C3-ELISA and AD12-ICT) and ultrasound in diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis in individuals with microfilariae

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Molecular diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis in faecal samples using real-time PCR

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Accurate Real-Time PCR Strategy for Monitoring Bloodstream Parasitic Loads in Chagas Disease Patients

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Blood meal identification and parasite detection in laboratory-fed and field-captured Lutzomyia longipalpis by PCR using FTA databasing paper

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Update on Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Malaria

(2008) C. K. Murray et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of a microfluidic DNA extraction system using a nanoporous AlOx membrane

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Early detection of Fasciola gigantica infection in buffaloes by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and dot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

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Transmission Dynamics of Schistosoma japonicum in the Lakes and Marshlands of China

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Loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP): a new generation of innovative gene amplification technique; perspectives in clinical diagnosis of infectious diseases

(2008) Manmohan Parida et al.   REVIEWS IN MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Multiplex real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium infection in stool samples collected in northern Senegal

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