Frontiers in Parasitology | Parasite Diagnostics

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Jun 2025

Molecular Diagnosis of Chagas Disease in Patients with Megaesophagus Exhibiting Negative or Inconclusive Serological Results

in Parasite Diagnostics

Angelica Martins Batista
Tycha Bianca Sabaini Pavan
Eros Antonio de Almeida
Daniel Maximo Correa Alcantara
Paula Durante Andrade
Luiz Claudio Martins
Jamiro da Silva Wanderley
Sandra Cecila Botelho Costa
Glaucia Elisete Barbosa Marcon

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1622149

Original Research

Published on 29 May 2025

RDT performance through high-throughput bead-based antigen detection during malaria school survey in Senegal

in Parasite Diagnostics

Mamadou Alpha Diallo
Ibrahima M. Ndiaye
Djiby Sow
Mame Cheikh Seck
Khadim Diongue
Mariama Touré
Katerine E. Battle
Bassirou Ngom
Mouhamad Sy
Amy Gaye

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1598280

678 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Mar 2025

Evaluation of the AiDx Assist device for automated detection of Schistosoma eggs in stool and urine samples in Nigeria

in Parasite Diagnostics

Brice Meulah
Pytsje T. Hoekstra
Samuel Popoola
Satyajith Jujjavarapu
Moses Aderogba
Joseph O. Fadare
John A. Omotayo
David Bell
Cornelis H. Hokke
Lisette van Lieshout

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1440299

1,320 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Mar 2025

Identification and characterization of the elusive protein backbone of the immuno-dominant and species-specific Em2(G11) metacestode antigen of Echinococcus multilocularis

in Parasite Diagnostics

Philipp A. Kronenberg
Teivi Laurimäe
Michael Reinehr
Ansgar Deibel
Sina Hasler
Peter Gehrig
Achim Weber
Peter Deplazes
Ramon M. Eichenberger

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1540215

1,084 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2025

TvLEGU-1 and TvLEGU-2 biomarkers for trichomoniasis are legumain-like cysteine peptidases secreted in vitro in a time-dependent manner

in Parasite Diagnostics

Esly Alejandra Euceda-Padilla
Miriam Guadalupe Mateo-Cruz
Jaime Ortega-López
Rossana Arroyo

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1546468

972 views

Case Report

Published on 10 Jan 2025

Unusual cholesterol crystal formation in a rare clinical case report of splenic echinococcal cyst in a patient from Sardinia, Italy

in Parasite Diagnostics

Cinzia Santucciu
Ashkan Hajjafari
Soheil Sadr
Scilla Mastrandrea
Carlo Rettaroli
Luca Simbula
Mariano Scaglione
Salvatore Masala
Angela Peruzzu
Giovanna Masala

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1498099

914 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Oct 2024

Detecting two Schistosoma circulating antigens – CCA and CAA – in urine and serum to improve diagnosis of human schistosomiasis

in Parasite Diagnostics

Pytsje T. Hoekstra
Claudia J. de Dood
Theresia Abdoel
Stan Hilt
Angela van Diepen
Katja Polman
Peter Kremsner
Lisette van Lieshout
Andrea Kreidenweiss
Ayola Akim Adegnika

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1460331

2,915 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 27 Aug 2024

Evolution of dirofilariasis diagnostic techniques from traditional morphological analysis to molecular-based techniques: a comprehensive review

in Parasite Diagnostics

A.M.M.T.B. Aththanayaka
B.S.W.M.T.B. Dayananda
H.A.K. Ranasinghe
L.D. Amarasinghe

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1427449

3,384 views
1 citation

Mini Review

Published on 01 Jul 2024

From laboratory to clinical practice: an update of the immunological and molecular tools for neurocysticercosis diagnosis

in Parasite Diagnostics

Luz M. Toribio
Javier A. Bustos
Hector H. Garcia

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1394089

3,019 views
2 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 27 Jun 2024

Nuttalliella namaqua Bedford, 1931, a sole extant species of the genus Nuttalliella – a scoping review

in Parasite Diagnostics

Maphuti Betty Ledwaba
Dikeledi Petunia Malatji

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1401351

1,846 views

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2024

Next step towards point-of-care molecular diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS): evaluation of an instrument-free LAMP procedure

in Parasite Diagnostics

Kim J. M. van Bergen
Eric A.T. Brienen
Bodo S. Randrianasolo
Charles E. Ramarokoto
Peter Leutscher
Eyrun F. Kjetland
Angela van Diepen
Floris Dekker
Vittorio Saggiomo
Aldrik H. Velders

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1297310

2,749 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 26 Mar 2024

Toward the elimination of NTDs: application of cost-effective and sensitive molecular environmental surveillance tools—a pilot study

in Parasite Diagnostics

Juliet Hodgson
Gideon Twieku
Gerard Quarcoo
Emmanuel Armah
Mike Yaw Osei-Atweneboana
Samuel Armoo

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1340161

1,375 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Mar 2024

Development of a rapid and highly sensitive nucleic acid-based diagnostic test for schistosomes, leveraging on identical multi-repeat sequences

in Parasite Diagnostics

Ombeni Ally
Bernard N. Kanoi
Shwetha Kamath
Clement Shiluli
Eric M. Ndombi
Maurice Odiere
Gerald Misinzo
Steven Ger Nyanjom
Chunduri Kiran Kumar
Lucy Ochola

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1361493

2,918 views
1 citation

Perspective

Published on 13 Feb 2024

Usefulness of polymerase chain reaction tests in Chagas disease studies

in Parasite Diagnostics

Norma Bautista-Lopez
Momar Ndao

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2024.1292143

2,753 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 27 Nov 2023

Limited value of current and new in silico predicted oocyst-specific proteins of Toxoplasma gondii for source-attributing serology

in Parasite Diagnostics

Nadia-María López-Ureña
Rafael Calero-Bernal
Bretislav Koudela
Simona Cherchi
Alessia Possenti
Fabio Tosini
Sandra Klein
Carmen San Juan-Casero
Silvia Jara-Herrera
Pikka Jokelainen

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1292322

1,779 views
3 citations

Perspective

Published on 21 Nov 2023

Clinical use of molecular methods for Trypanosoma cruzi infection in endemic and non-endemic countries: Benefits, limitations and challenges

in Parasite Diagnostics

Maria-Jesus Pinazo
Colin J. Forsyth
Constanza Lopez-Albizu
Margarita María Catalina Bisio
Adriana González-Martínez
Laura Bohorquez
Jimy Pinto
Israel Molina
Andrea Marchiol
Rafael Herazo

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2023.1241154

2,700 views
5 citations