Fecal testing: A fecal flotation test is set up at Phoenix Central Laboratory in Mukilteo. A flotation technique uses a solution and either passive or active flotation to separate parasite eggs from ...

The merthiolate-iodine-formalin (MIF) technique to detect human intestinal parasites in feces was inefficient for the detection of hookworm and Trichuris trichiura eggs. Addition of a saturated-brine ...

Large-scale parasite quantification is required for improving our understanding of the epidemiology and genetics of host–parasite interactions. We describe a protocol that uses a low-density salt ...