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Immunization
Research conducted at University of Kentucky has provided new information about immunization
November 5th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "Uveitis can be a serious complication of leptospirosis." "Previous studies indicated that the leptospiral lipoproteins LruA and LruB are expressed in the eyes of uveitic horses and that antibodies directed against those proteins show in vitro cross- reactivity with components of equine lens, ciliary body, and/ or retina. We now demonstrate that sera from a significant proportion of humans who have leptospiral uveitis also contain antibodies against LruA and LruB," wrote A. Verma and colleagues, University of Kentucky. The researchers concluded: "Different categories of nonleptospiral uveitis and...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-11-05)
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