A preface on advances in diagnostics for infectious and parasitic diseases: Detecting parasites of medical and veterinary importance

Parasitology

Volumn 141, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 1781-1788

  Stothard, J Russell ^a   Adams, Emily ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ASSURED; LAMP; microscopy; point of contact; qPCR; rapid diagnostic test

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMINTH; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE HOST; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTIST; PUBLIC HEALTH; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84927722266     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182014001309     Document Type: Article

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