Last Monday, the 20th, the master’s students attended an in-person lecture given by Dr Carmena, senior researcher at the Carlos III Health Institute (Madrid). During this session, students were introduced to the field of molecular diagnostics focused on detecting and controlling zoonotic infections caused by different intestinal protists.

As part of the Human Protozoosis module, a detailed review was carried out of the various cases published by this researcher and his team, concerning Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium sp., Dientamoeba fragilis, Blastocystis spp., and others.