Chagas Disease
Tomato parasite shares antigens with Trypanosoma cruzi
Published in Immunotherapy Weekly, February 4th, 2004
According to published research from Brazil, "The immune cross-reactivity between Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan that causes Chagas' disease, and Phytomonas serpens, a trypanosomatid that infects tomatoes, was studied. Sera from patients with Chagas' disease presented a strong reactivity with P. serpens antigens by conventional serological assays such as indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) and direct agglutination test (DAT), confirmed after cross-absorption experiments."
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Source: Immunotherapy Weekly (2004-02-04)
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