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Immunization
Studies from Michigan State University provide new data on immunization
May 6th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "Studies by Western blot analyses have shown that antibodies in the sera of host species infected by Pythium insidiosum recognized several prominent proteins expressed by this fungus-like pathogen. Although these studies have utilized sera from infected patients and relevant local strains of P. insidiosum, the results are difficult to compare because of the lack of method standardization." "In an effort to resolve this issue, we have utilized standardized methodologies to evaluate six P. insidiosum strains from Asia and the Americas and 15 serum samples from cattle, cats, dogs, horses, and humans with pythiosis from the same...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-05-06)
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