Welcome to Parasitology EQAS

Organized by
The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory (WTRL)
Christian Medical College, Vellore.

About us

The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory (WTRL), Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore is a leading multi-disciplinary clinical and public health research laboratory with advanced equipment in areas of microbiology, virology, parasitology, cell culture (including organoids), molecular biology with NGS, immunology (with FACS), biochemistry and pathology (with electron microscopy facility).

Diagnostic Services: Since 2004, WTRL has been offering parasitology diagnostic services in CMC, Vellore receiving approximately 300 to 350 samples per day, with annual turnover of >90,000 samples. A majority of samples received are for microscopy-based detection of parasites in stool samples. Specialized stains used for parasite identification include Modified Ziehl-Neelsen, Standard Trichrome, Modified Trichrome, Giemsa, and Field stain. The frequently detected parasites are Giardia duodenalis, Hookworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, Ascaris lumbricoides, Rodentolepis nana, and Enterobius vermicularis.

PT Co-ordinator

Dr. Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, MD, Ph.D, FASc
Senior Professor of Microbiology

Technical Manager

Dr. Ramya M., MD, Dip RCPath, DTM&H
Assistant Professor of Microbiology

Quality Manager

Ms. Renita Ruth S.
Associate Research Officer

Laboratory Supervisor

Ms. Selvi Laxmanan
Gr. Medical Laboratory Technician

Monthly case discussions

July, 2025

A 72-year-old male labourer from Dhaka presented with a 2-year history of progressively worsening, intensely pruritic skin lesions. The symptoms began on his right thigh and gradually spread to involve the entire body. On examination, he had ill-defined hyperkeratotic, mildly lichenified plaques with mild scaling over the intertriginous areas, along with multiple papules and nodules…

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June, 2025

A 27-year-old man from Korea presented with vague right upper abdominal pain and mild eosinophilia. Radiological imaging showed biliary tract dilatation. Hematoxylin & Eosin staining of the liver tissue biopsy showed the following. Answer Follow the discussion in X (Formerly knows as Twitter)

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May, 2025

A 2-year-old boy from a peri-urban slum presents with 8 days of profuse watery diarrhoea (6–7 episodes/day), low-grade fever, and reduced appetite. No blood or mucus in stool. On examination, mild dehydration was noted, weight <3rd percentile. No clinical improvement after empiric treatment with antibiotics. Stool microscopy with modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain showed the following. Answer…

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