Serological tests for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis detect antibodies in cattle

Serological tests for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis detect antibodies in cattle

Abstract Background Serological tests for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT) detect antibodies to antigens on the cell surface of bloodstream trypanosomes. As trypanosomes that cause animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) also express related antigens, we have evaluated two rapid diagnosti...

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Main Authors: Enock Matovu, Annah Kitibwa, Albert Picado, Sylvain Biéler, Paul R. Bessell, Joseph Mathu Ndung’u
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Serological tests
Trypanosomes
Specificity
Variant surface glycoproteins
Invariant surface glycoproteins
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2487-8

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