Here the authors provide an extension of their original FLOTAC protocol, describing the Mini-FLOTAC technique, optimized to perform diagnosis of helminth and protozoan infections in humans and ...

New high-tech microscope using AI successfully detects malaria in returning travelers Aug 10, 2023 Rising antiparasitic drug cost in U.S. leads to higher patient costs, decreased quality of care ...

Fecal stool testing identifies both helminths and protozoal parasitic infection. The protozoa or the eggs of worms may be present in the stool sample, which can be observed under a microscope.

That fancy Latin word is the name of a helminth—a tapeworm, ... They are encased in tiny cysts, and under a microscope, they look like seeds—only with eyespots and tails.

A mobile telephone transformed into a microscope yielded "only modest" accuracy and sensitivity but holds future promise when used to diagnose soil-transmitted helminths compared with traditional ...

Of the neglected tropical diseases, parasitic worms, or helminths, are one of the most common maladies. Diseases like this, caused by parasite or bacteria, kill around 534,000 a year, according to ...