The Department of Clinical Parasitology which also includes the Health Protection Agency Parasitology Reference Laboratory, services requests from the HPA and Medical Microbiology laboratories.

The department offers a wide range of investigations including diagnosis and identification of parasites in clinical material, diagnosis of human parasitic disease by immunological methods, culture and genomic detection.

A twenty-four hour service for microscopic diagnosis of malaria is available for emergencies and urgent requests which can be accessed via the on-call duty doctor.

A consultant-led advisory service on investigation of patients for parasitic disease, the appropriateness of tests, their timing and interpretation together with advice on treatment is also available and should be referred to the Consultant Parasitologist.

The Department of Clinical Parasitology also houses and runs theUK NEQAS Parasitology laboratory and the UK NEQAS-associated teaching facility.

Enquiries should be referred to the Consultant Parasitologist.

Consultant Parasitologist
Prof. P.L. Chiodini
Tel: 0845 155 5000 ex 5418
Fax: 0207 383 0041

Laboratory Manager
Mr. David W. Manser
Tel: 0845 155 5000 ex 5411
Fax: 0207 383 0041

For emergencies, Health Care Professionals, should contact 0845 155 5000 bleep 5845, or ask for duty doctor - tropical medicine.