Preliminary antigenic characterisation of an adult worm vomit preparation of Fasciola hepatica by infected human sera Caracterização antigênica preliminar de preparação de vômito de verme adulto de Fasciola hepatica por soros humanos infectados

Preliminary antigenic characterisation of an adult worm vomit preparation of Fasciola hepatica by infected human sera Caracterização antigênica preliminar de preparação de vômito de verme adulto de Fasciola hepatica por soros humanos infectados

Fascioliasis is an emerging/re-emerging vector-borne disease with the widest known distribution. Approximately 17 million people are infected around the world, being the Andean region the most affected area. There is an important necessity to develop sensitive and specific diagnostic tools to treat...

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Main Authors: María Alejandra De Almeida, María Benardetti Ferreira, Sandra Planchart, Angélica Terashima, Vicente Maco, Luis Marcos, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Elizabeth Sánchez, César Náquira, José Vicente Scorza, Renzo Nino Incani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Fasciola hepatica
Western blot
Worm vomit
antigens
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