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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Dear Dr
Abate Mulugeta,</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Thank you for this information. However, they could
only evaluate the rk39 in rapid test format. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Although,
this recombinant protein in ELISA format have shown improved sensitivity in
many endemic countries, it is accuracy in Sudan is not well studied!! I could
only find 2 old publications (Zijstra et al, 1998; Zijstra et al, 2001). </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Regards,,</span></div>
<div> </div><div><span style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);">Elfadil Abass</span><br style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);"><span style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);">_______________________________________________________________________________</span><br style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);"><span style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);">Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene</span><br style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);"><span style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);">Philipps University Marburg</span><br style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);"><span style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);">BMFZ / Hans-Meerwein Straße 2</span><br style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);"><span style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);">D-35033 Marburg, Germany</span><br style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);"><span style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);">________________________________________________________________________________</span><br style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);"><span style="color:rgb(162, 162,
162);">Referat 413-Africa</span><br style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);"><span style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);">A/08/98948 Sudan</span><br style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);"><br style="color:rgb(162, 162, 162);"><br><br></div><div><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Dr. Abate Mulugeta <amulugeta001@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> elfadil abass <elfadil_abass@yahoo.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> "abarral@bahia.fiocruz.br" <abarral@bahia.fiocruz.br>; Abdelhaheiz Mahmood <mabdelhafeiz@gmail.com>; "alborziiraj2004@yahoo.com"
<alborziiraj2004@yahoo.com>; "anarvaez@uady.mx" <anarvaez@uady.mx>; "bahram_14@yahoo.com" <bahram_14@yahoo.com>; "camila@bahia.fiocruz.br" <camila@bahia.fiocruz.br>; "Christian.Bogdan@uk-erlangen.de" <Christian.Bogdan@uk-erlangen.de>; "Christian.Engwerda@qimr.edu.au" <Christian.Engwerda@qimr.edu.au>; "dalmaext@gmail.com" <dalmaext@gmail.com>; "danz@cc.technion.ac.il" <danz@cc.technion.ac.il>; "Diana.Lockwood@lshtm.ac.uk" <Diana.Lockwood@lshtm.ac.uk>; "directordcbd@gmail.com" <directordcbd@gmail.com>; "dr_nilforoush@yahoo.com" <dr_nilforoush@yahoo.com>; "drpradeep.das@gmail.com" <drpradeep.das@gmail.com>; "drsyamalroy@yahoo.com" <drsyamalroy@yahoo.com>; "ecupoli@ioc.fiocruz.br" <ecupoli@ioc.fiocruz.br>; "firozali@sina.tums.ac.ir" <firozali@sina.tums.ac.ir>; "gerald.spaeth@pasteur.fr" <gerald.spaeth@pasteur.fr>; "gmilon@pasteur.fr" <gmilon@pasteur.fr>;
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<k.carter@strath.ac.uk>; "khamesipour_ali@yahoo.com" <khamesipour_ali@yahoo.com>; "kjgollob@gmail.com" <kjgollob@gmail.com>; "madhubala@mail.jnu.ac.in" <madhubala@mail.jnu.ac.in>; "madhumita.manna09@gmail.com" <madhumita.manna09@gmail.com>; "malekim@mums.ac.ir" <malekim@mums.ac.ir>; "manoel.barral@gmail.com" <manoel.barral@gmail.com>; "mary-wilson@uiowa.edu" <mary-wilson@uiowa.edu>; "matlashewskig@who.it" <matlashewskig@who.it>; "mhalimohammadian@yahoo.com" <mhalimohammadian@yahoo.com>; "mibrahim@iend.org" <mibrahim@iend.org>; Moawia Mukhtar <mmukhtar@tropmedicine.org>; "mohebali@tums.ac.ir" <mohebali@tums.ac.ir>; "Monique.JayetHerzstein@unil.ch" <Monique.JayetHerzstein@unil.ch>; "neenaverma.icmr@gmail.com" <neenaverma.icmr@gmail.com>; "Nicolas.Fasel@unil.ch" <Nicolas.Fasel@unil.ch>; "p.w.denny@durham.ac.uk" <p.w.denny@durham.ac.uk>;
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"verma_neena@yahoo.com" <verma_neena@yahoo.com>; "vikash2@gmail.com" <vikash2@gmail.com>; "wluis@bahia.fiocruz.br" <wluis@bahia.fiocruz.br>; "yaghoobi.reza@gmail.com" <yaghoobi.reza@gmail.com>; Leish-L post email <leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, June 20, 2012 7:22 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Leish-l] rk39-ELISA in East Africa<br> </font> </div> <br>
Please go through the article: Visceral Leishmaniasis ‐ Rapid<br>Diagnostics Test Performance; World Health Organization on behalf of<br>the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases<br>2011<br><br>Abate<br><br>On 6/13/12, elfadil abass <<a ymailto="mailto:elfadil_abass@yahoo.com" href="mailto:elfadil_abass@yahoo.com">elfadil_abass@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Hi all,<br>><br>><br>> I search for<br>> sensitivities of rk39-ELISA in East Africa especially in Sudan,<br>> Any one can<br>> recommend publications!!<br>><br>> My search revealed<br>> only two publications: Zijstra et al, 1998; Zijstra et al, 2001<br>><br>> Regards,,<br>><br>> Elfadil Abass<br>> _______________________________________________________________________________<br>> Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene<br>> Philipps University Marburg<br>> BMFZ / Hans-Meerwein Straße 2<br>>
D-35033 Marburg, Germany<br>> ________________________________________________________________________________<br>> Referat 413-Africa<br>> A/08/98948 Sudan<br><br><br>-- <br>Abate M. Beshah (Dr.)<br>NPO/Leish, WHO<br>+251 (09) 11 401 001<br><a ymailto="mailto:amulugeta001@gmail.com" href="mailto:amulugeta001@gmail.com">amulugeta001@gmail.com</a><br><br><br> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> </div></body></html>