Targeted testing for bug-borne disease
Our laboratories test for various diseases carried by insect species. The tsetse fly spreads sleeping sickness, which affects 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa and places 55 million people at risk. Sand flies spread the leishmaniasis group of diseases, which affects 88 countries and places 350 million people at risk. Household bugs spread Chagas disease and place 100 million people at risk in Latin America. Other insects spread filarial diseases, including lymphatic filariasis, loiasis, and onchocerciasis.
Visceral leishmaniasis
LEIS | Leishmaniasis (Visceral) Antibody, Serum
Parasite identification (arthropods)
PARID | Parasite Identification, Varies
Trypanosoma cruzi infection (Chagas disease)
RCHAG | Trypanosoma cruzi IgG Antibody, Lateral Flow Assay, Serum
Learn more about how to order these tests at your institution.