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View article: PAR volume 144 issue 4 Cover and Back matter
PAR volume 144 issue 4 Cover and Back matter Open
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View article: Cross-reactivity of the 31 kDa antigen of <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> – Dealing with the immunodiagnosis of meningoencephalitis
Cross-reactivity of the 31 kDa antigen of <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> – Dealing with the immunodiagnosis of meningoencephalitis Open
SUMMARY The primary causative agent of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis (EoM) in endemic regions is the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The occurrence of EoM was previously restricted to countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Is…
View article: <i>Baylisascaris procyonis</i>Roundworm Seroprevalence among Wildlife Rehabilitators, United States and Canada, 2012–2015
<i>Baylisascaris procyonis</i>Roundworm Seroprevalence among Wildlife Rehabilitators, United States and Canada, 2012–2015 Open
Baylisascaris procyonis roundworms can cause potentially fatal neural larva migrans in many species, including humans. However, the clinical spectrum of baylisascariasis is not completely understood. We tested 347 asymptomatic adult wildli…
View article: Development of a Luminex Bead Based Assay for Diagnosis of Toxocariasis Using Recombinant Antigens Tc-CTL-1 and Tc-TES-26
Development of a Luminex Bead Based Assay for Diagnosis of Toxocariasis Using Recombinant Antigens Tc-CTL-1 and Tc-TES-26 Open
The clinical spectrum of human disease caused by the roundworms Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati ranges from visceral and ocular larva migrans to covert toxocariasis. The parasite is not typically recovered in affected tissues, so detectio…
View article: Development of Ss-NIE-1 Recombinant Antigen Based Assays for Immunodiagnosis of Strongyloidiasis
Development of Ss-NIE-1 Recombinant Antigen Based Assays for Immunodiagnosis of Strongyloidiasis Open
Strongyloides stercoralis is a widely distributed parasite that infects 30 to 100 million people worldwide. In the United States strongyloidiasis is recognized as an important infection in immigrants and refugees. Public health and commerc…