Cheaper, more efficient method for detecting leishmaniosis developed

Leishmaniosis is a parasitic disease mostly afflicting dogs, but in impoverished countries it affects over 12 million humans, of whom 70,000 lose their lives every year. Researchers have developed a new method of detecting the illness in animals, based on a single hair sample, and saves a significant amount of money, time and human resources when compared with current combined methods of diagnosis. The usual diagnostic techniques for detecting leishmaniosis in wild animals always combine several very costly methods of achieving more sensitive, reliable results.