Tulane University

Contact Info:

Monica Embers, PhD

TNPRC Vector-Borne Infectious Disease and Diagnostic Parasitology Core

18703 Three Rivers Road

Covington, LA 70433

https://tnprc.tulane.edu/vector-borne-infectious-disease-and-diagnostic-parasitology

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RRID: RRID:SCR_024680

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Description:

The Vector-Borne Infectious Disease component of this core produces tick vectors for research on Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.The Diagnostic Parasitology component provides diagnostic services to clinical veterinarians and core and affiliate investigators when parasitic diseases are suspected in resident nonhuman primates. Services for affiliate investigators include blood parasite detection via microscopic examination of prepared blood smears and quantitative buffy-coat analysis, and intestinal parasite detection via microscopic examination of direct wet mounts, zinc sulfate flotation prepared slides, or parasite-specific assays.