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New UK NEQAS for Parasitology virtual schemes for 2025/2026:

  • Electronic Faecal Parasitology EQA scheme is a virtual EQA for morphological detection of faecal parasites. This EQA is set up using a digital library of images of true clinical samples. The scheme was piloted in November 2024 and is going live from 2025-2026. Please note that this virtual scheme is aimed to be an additional scheme to the existing microscopy scheme of Faecal Parasitology and will not replace it.
  • Electronic Blood Parasitology EQA scheme is a virtual EQA for morphological detection of blood parasites. This EQA is set up using a digital library of images of true clinical samples. The scheme was piloted in November 2024 and is going live from 2025-2026. Please note that this virtual scheme is aimed to be an additional scheme to the existing microscopy scheme of Blood Parasitology and will not replace it.