Development of rapid tests for VL

[MHughes77 at aol.com]

To LeishNet newsgroup members:

We are developing two rapid ELISAs to detect antibodies to Visceral
Leishmaniasis.  In order to assess the sensitivity and the specificity of the
tests, human antibodies (serum or plasma) to VL are needed.  We would like to
procure these, as well as any crossreacting antibodies for this purpose.  We
would appreciate any help offered.  This includes human sera, antigen,
literature and comments. 

Thanks,

Mark Hughes
mhughes77 at aol.com

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Mark Hughes, DVM, MS
Empyrean Diagnostics, Inc.
2761 Marine Way
Mountain View, CA 94043  USA
Tel: 415-960-0516
Fax: 415-960-0515
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