Diagnostic Centre at Swiss TPH | Expertise in Parasitic Diseases (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/services/diagnostic-centre
Diagnostic Centre specialises in the diagnosis of parasite infections and is renowned for its many years of expertise in various - sometimes very rare - parasitic diseases. At the Diagnostic Centre, blood, serum [...] serum, stool and urine samples are examined for parasites. Various detection methods such as immunodiagnostics, microscopic examinations or PCR are used. We receive the samples from the Centre for Tropical [...] is to constantly improve existing tests and to introduce new assays...
<em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> parasite prevalence in East Africa: updating data for malaria stratification (Publications)
vulnerabilities to malaria risk, including parasite prevalence. Here, a modelled estimate of Plasmodium falciparum from an updated assembly of community parasite survey data in Kenya, mainland Tanzania, [...] where parasite prevalence was predicted ≥ 30%, including 6.4%, 12.1% and 6.3% of Kenya, mainland Tanzania and Uganda populations, respectively. Conversely, areas that supported very low parasite prevalence [...] 170 (74.8%) were identified after 2017. The estimated national...