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Image: A Schistosoma japonicum egg in feces (unstained, high power). The eggs of this fluke are smaller than those of S. mansoni and S. haematobium. They are ovoid and have a thin, clear shell and a spine or hook-like structure that may be inconspicuous (Photo courtesy of Florida Gulf Coast University).

Droplet Digital PCR Detects Schistosomiasis DNA in Samples

Schistosoma japonicum is the only human blood fluke that occurs in China and Philippines and also in Sri Lanka. It is the cause of schistosomiasis japonica, a disease that still remains a significant health problem especially in lake and marshland regions. More...
08 Nov 2017
Image: The Applied Biosystems 7500 Real-Time PCR systems offer high performance, multicolor real-time polymerase chain reactions (Photo courtesy of Thermo Fisher Scientific).

Molecular Assay Rapidly Detects Hemorrhagic Fever Virus

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever Virus (CCHFV) is a rapidly emerging vector-borne pathogen and the cause of a virulent hemorrhagic fever affecting large parts of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. More...
08 Nov 2017
Image: A scanning electron photomicrograph of Streptococcus mutans; these bacteria are found in cases of infective endocarditis (Photo courtesy of Dr. David Phillips).

New Method Helps Rule Out Heart Valve Infection

If a blood sample shows the presence of what is known as alpha-streptococci, there is a risk that the person suffers from infective endocarditis, a heart valve infection and it is an inflammation of the inner tissues of the heart, the endocardium, usually of the valves. More...
08 Nov 2017
Image: A fluorescence micrograph of a human astrocyte (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Biomarker Panel Enables Diagnosis of Mild Concussions

A panel comprising proteins released into the blood by damaged brain astrocytes was shown to be diagnostic for mild concussions, even those that could not be detected by CAT scan. More...
06 Nov 2017
Image: The illumigene malaria DNA amplification assay (Photo courtesy of Meridian Bioscience).

LAMP Malaria Assay Evaluated in Non-Endemic Setting

Imported malaria infections in non-endemic regions remain common due to increasing travel to endemic malaria areas and population movements. Yearly approximately 10,000 cases of imported malaria are reported, but the actual number may be as high as 30,000. More...
02 Nov 2017
Image: This transmission electron photomicrograph shows a negative-stained, Fortaleza-strain Zika virus (red) (Photo courtesy of the US National Institutes of Health).

Zika Virus Persists Longer in Cutaneous Capillary Blood

Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes. People with Zika virus disease can have symptoms including mild fever, skin rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or headache. More...
02 Nov 2017
Image: Dipstick tests for dengue (left) and Zika (right) accurately identify the presence of Zika virus protein in a sample (Photo courtesy of Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Novel Immunochromatographic Method Rapidly Identifies Flaviviruses

The recent Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak demonstrates that cost-effective clinical diagnostics are urgently needed to detect and distinguish viral infections to improve patient care. Unlike dengue virus (DENV), ZIKV infections during pregnancy correlate with severe birth defects, including microcephaly and neurological disorders. More...
01 Nov 2017
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