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Molecular biological techniques have revolutionised the field of parasitology over the past 20 years, particularly in the analysis of the parasite genome. However, more importantly, some of these techniques have been adapted for use in identification/diagnostic tests, providing a level of sensitivity and specificity which was otherwise unobtainable. Consequently, diagnostic parasitology has been endowed with new means to detect and identify parasite species, subspecies and even individual isolates.
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Heath, S. (1997). Molecular Techniques in Analytical Parasitology. In: Rogan, M.T. (eds) Analytical Parasitology. Springer Lab Manuals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60345-7_3
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