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Development of Recombinant Chimeric Antigen Expressing Immunodominant B Epitopes ofLeishmania infantumfor Serodiagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis
1 May 2005
Abstract excerpt
Wild canids and domestic dogs are the main reservoir of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum (syn.: Leishmania chagasi). Serological diagnosis of VL is therefore important in both human and dog leishmaniasis from a clinical and epidemiological point of view. Routine diagnosis of VL is traditionally carried out by immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT), which is laborious and...
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