A new HRM PCR approach can track the spread of leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease affecting both animals and humans.

Deer at the Bioeconomy Science Institute's Invermay farm, near Mosgiel. Photo/Supplied. Researchers have discovered a more accurate way to detect parasites in farmed deer – a breakthrough that could ...

A digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) technique for screening malaria parasite genomes will help identify when they have mutations that allow them to dodge detection by some rapid tests, shows a ...

A Heriot-Watt scientist has worked with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute to develop a method to detect a deadly oyster parasite without harming the shellfish. The European ...

A stool ova and parasite, or O&P, test is a simple way of diagnosing parasite infections. This test determines whether parasites and their eggs are present in your stool. The stool O&P test is a ...

A parasitic worm capable of infecting the human brain has established local transmission in California for the first time, based on new evidence published by the Centers for Disease Control and ...