Application of a universal parasite diagnostic test to biological specimens collected from animals
A previously described universal parasite diagnostic (nUPDx) based on PCR amplification of the 18S rDNA and deep-amplicon sequencing, can detect human blood parasites with a sensitivity comparable to real-time PCR.To date, the efficacy of this assay has only been assessed on human blood.This study assessed the utility of nUPDx for the detection of