There is an urgent need for the development of serodiagnostic approaches with improved sensitivity for patients with acute leptospirosis. Immunoblots were performed on 188 sera collected from 74 patients with laboratory-confirmed early leptospiral infection to detect immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies to antigens pooled from 10 leptospiral strains prevalent in Thailand. Sera from patients with other febrile diseases served as controls.
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March 2006
Leptospirosis is a major zoonotic disease throughout the world. There are unavailable accuracy diagnostic methods for the acute phase of infection. To demonstrate the advantage of Western immunoblot, a mixed leptospira serovars antigen for the serodiagnosis of leptospirosis was employed.
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July 2006
Leptospirosis is a major pig-associated zoonosis worldwide. There are also human occupational disease exposure risks. For better public health and sanitation, the prevalence of this disease was investigated.
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June 2007
Heartworm disease, caused by the filarial nematode, Dirofilaria immitis, is a major, potentially life-threatening disease of dogs, with worldwide distribution and global significance. It is not only of veterinary importance but it also has zoonotic potential in many regions. It is considered as an endemic disease in Thailand, although clinical data about the disease is rarely reported.
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May 2006
In this surveillance, suspected leptospirosis patients in Loei Hospital, Loei Province were studied by conventional methods of cultivation and microscopic agglutination test (MAT) during July-October, 2002. It was found that 63% of 64 admitted patients and 35% of 34 outpatients were found positive by leptospire cultivation. Antibodies determined by MAT were positive in 78% of 63 admitted patients.
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