Primarily it is used to help identify diarrhea caused by parasites including Giardia, Entamoeba, Cyclospora and Cryptosporidium. As these pathogens are relatively rare in the US, only consider sending these tests in travelers recently returning from Russia (Giardia and Cryptosporidium) or the ...
(causative agent of malaria; mainly infecting humans, humanoids), Toxoplasma (toxoplasmosis; humans, cats), Eimeria (eimeriosis; poultry, cattle, ruminants), Theileria (theileriosis; cattle), Babesia (babesiosis; cattle, humans); Isospora (isosporiasis; humans), Cyclospora (cyclosporiasis; dogs,...