Review Article

DNA-Detection Based Diagnostics for Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Porcine

Table 4

Application of RPA in diagnosis of helminthic and protozoan infections in humans and animals.

Parasite categoryParasite testedBiological matrixReferences

ProtozoaPlasmodium falciparumSerum/whole blood[22, 66]
Cryptosporidium parvumStool[55, 58]
Leishmania donovaniWhole blood[39, 67]
Toxoplasma gondiiSoil[59]
Trypanosoma cruziWhole blood[68]
Giardi lambdaStool[58]
E.histolyticaStool[69]

HelminthsSchistosoma haematobiumUrine[20]
Schistosoma japonicumStool[60]
Schistosoma mansoniStool[18]
Fasciola hepaticaStool[65]