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Neurocysticercosis: association between seizures, serology, and brain CT in rural Peru by Montano, S M, Villaran, M V, Ylquimiche, L, Figueroa, J J, Rodriguez, S, Bautista, C T, Gonzalez, A E, Tsang, V C W, Gilman, R H, Garcia, H H

“…Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the commonest helminthic CNS infection and the main cause of adult-onset seizures in developing countries, also frequent in…”
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Neurocysticercosis: Unraveling the nature of the single cysticercal granuloma by GARCIA, H. H, GONZALEZ, A. E, RODRIGUEZ, S, TSANG, V. C. W, PRETELL, E. J, GONZALES, I, GILMAN, R. H

“…A single enhancing lesion in the brain parenchyma, also called an inflammatory granuloma, is a frequent neurologic diagnosis. One of the commonest causes of…”
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Proposed diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis by DEL BRUTTO, O. H, RAJSHEKHAR, V, BOTERO, D, ALLAN, J. C, SARTI, E, GONZALEZ, A. E, GILMAN, R. H, GARCIA, H. H, WHITE, A. C, TSANG, V. C. W, NASH, T. E, TAKAYANAGUI, O. M, SCHANTZ, P. M, EVANS, C. A. W, FLISSER, A, CORREA, D

“…Neurocysticercosis is the most common helminthic infection of the CNS but its diagnosis remains difficult. Clinical manifestations are nonspecific, most…”
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Calcific neurocysticercosis and epileptogenesis by NASH, T. E, DEL BRUTTO, O. H, MEDINA, M. T, PIETSCH-ESCUETA, S, PRETELL, E. J, TAKAYANAGUI, O. M, THEODORE, W, TSANG, V. C. W, GARCIA, H. H, BUTMAN, J. A, CORONA, T, DELGADO-ESCUETA, A, DURON, R. M, EVANS, C. A. W, GILMAN, R. H, GONZALEZ, A. E, LOEB, J. A

“…Neurocysticercosis is responsible for increased rates of seizures and epilepsy in endemic regions. The most common form of the disease, chronic calcific…”
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Characterization and cloning of T24, a Taenia solium antigen diagnostic for cysticercosis by Hancock, Kathy, Pattabhi, Sowmya, Whitfield, Fatima W., Yushak, Melinda L., Lane, William S., Garcia, Hector H., Gonzalez, Armando E., Gilman, Robert H., Tsang, Victor C.W.

“…The third and final diagnostic antigen of the lentil lectin purified glycoproteins (LLGP) extracted from the larval stage of Taenia solium has been…”
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Optimization of binding capacity and specificity of protein G on various solid matrices for immunoglobulins by Pilcher, J B, Tsang, V C, Zhou, W, Black, C M, Sidman, C

“…Streptococcal protein G is a more versatile and efficient alternative to staphylococcal protein A in purifying immunoglobin G (IgG) isotypes from various…”
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Serum antigen detection in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of neurocysticercosis patients by Garcia, H.H., Parkhouse, R.M.E., Gilman, R.H., Montenegro, T., Bernal, T., Martinez, S.M., Gonzalez, A.E., Tsang, V.C.W., Harrison, L.J.S.

“…The efficacy of albendazole (ABZ) treatment for human neurocysticercosis (NCC) was assessed by using a monoclonal antibody-based parasite antigen detection…”
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Characterization of a novel Taenia solium oncosphere antigen by Mayta, Holger, Hancock, Kathy, Levine, Min Z., Gilman, Robert H., Farfán, Marilú J., Verastegui, Manuela, Lane, William S., Garcia, Hector H., Gonzalez, Armando E., Tsang, Victor C.W.

“…Infections due to Taenia solium in humans (taeniasis/cysticercosis) remain a complex health problem, particularly in developing countries. We identified two…”
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CHARACTERIZATION, CLONING, AND EXPRESSION OF TWO DIAGNOSTIC ANTIGENS FOR TAENIA SOLIUM TAPEWORM INFECTION by Levine, Min Z, Calderón S, J. C, Wilkins, Patricia P, Lane, William S, Asara, John M, Hancock, Kathy, Gonzalez, Armando E, Garcia, Hector H, Gilman, Robert H, Tsang, Victor C. W

“…Adult and larval stages of Taenia solium cause 2 diseases in humans, i.e., taeniasis and cysticercosis, respectively. Diagnosis and treatment of taeniasis are…”
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A specific antigen-detection elisa for the diagnosis of human neurocysticercosis by Garcia, H.H., Harrison, L.J.S., Parkhouse, R.M.E., Montenegro, T., Martinez, S.M., Tsang, V.C.W., Gilman, R.H.

“…An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ( elisa) for the detection of antigen secreted by viable Taenia solium metacestodes (Ag- elisa) was applied to 43…”
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Sequence variation in the cytochrome oxidase I, internal transcribed spacer 1, and Ts14 diagnostic antigen sequences of Taenia solium isolates from South and Central America, India, and Asia by Hancock, K, Broughel, D.E, Moura, I.N.S, Khan, A, Pieniazek, N.J, Gonzalez, A.E, Garcia, H.H, Gilman, R.H, Tsang, V.C.W

“…We examined the genetic variability in the pig–human tapeworm, Taenia solium, by sequencing the genes for cytochrome oxidase I, internal transcribed spacer 1,…”
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Evaluation of Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst recovery efficiencies from various filtration cartridges by electrochemiluminescence assays by Lee, Y., Gomez, L.L., McAuliffe, I.T., Tsang, V.C.W.

“…Aims:  To evaluate four types of filtration cartridges for their capacities, efficiency for capture and release of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts for…”
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Prevalence of cysticercosis in epileptics and members of their families in Burundi by Newell, E., Vyungimana, F., Geerts, S., Van Kerckhoven, I., Tsang, V.C.W., Engels, D.

“…In the province of Bururi in Burundi, 103 epileptics and 72 control subjects from the same households were examined for cysticercosis. Antigen was detected by…”
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Seroincidence of porcine T. solium infection in the Peruvian highlands by Garcia, H.H, Gonzalez, A.E, Gavidia, C, Falcon, N, Bernal, T, Verastegui, M, Rodriguez, S, Tsang, V.C.W, Gilman, R.H

“…We performed repeated serological sampling of pigs in an endemic area of the Peruvian highlands (eight villages) to assess the feasibility of detecting…”
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Persistence of passively transferred antibodies in porcine Taenia solium cysticercosiss by Gonzalez, Armando E., Verastegui, Manuela, Noh, John C., Gavidia, Cesar, Falcon, Nestor, Bernal, Teresa, Garcia, Hector H., Tsang, Victor C.W., Gilman, Robert H., Wilkins, Patricia P.

“…We evaluated the presence and persistence of anticysticercal antibodies in piglets born to Taenia solium infected sows. Infected sows from a disease-endemic…”
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Prevalence and comparison of serologic assays, necropsy, and tongue examination for the diagnosis of porcine cysticercosis in Peru by Gonzalez, A E, Cama, V, Gilman, R H, Tsang, V C, Pilcher, J B, Chavera, A, Castro, M, Montenegro, T, Verastegui, M, Miranda, E

“…Swine cysticercosis, a severe zoonotic disease which is part of the Taenia solium life cycle, causes major economic losses in pig husbandry. Throughout South…”
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Human and porcine Taenia solium infection in a village in the highlands of Cusco, Peru by Garcia, H.H., Gilman, R.H., Gonzalez, A.E., Pacheco, R., Verastegui, M., Tsang, V.C.W.

“…A serological survey was performed using the enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot assay (EITB) in a village in the highlands of Peru where there are three…”
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Persistence of passively transferred antibodies in porcine Taenia solium cysticercosis by Gonzalez, A.E, Verastegui, M, Noh, J.C, Gavidia, C, Falcon, N, Bernal, T, Garcia, H.H, Tsang, V.C.W, Gilman, R.H, Wilkins, P.P

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Taenia solium cysticercosis: An under-recognized but serious publica health problem by Tsang, V.C.W., Wilson, M.

“…The true impact and scope of the disease cysticercosis have been obscured by the lack of sensitive and specific diagnostic tools for the collection of reliable…”
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Efficacy of the immunoblot assay for cysticercosis in pigs and modulated expression of distinct IgM/IgG activities to Taenia solium antigens in experimental infections by Tsang, V C, Pilcher, J A, Zhou, W, Boyer, A E, Kamango-Sollo, E I, Rhoads, M L, Murrell, K D, Schantz, P M, Gilman, R H

“…A recently invented immunoblot assay for human cysticercosis was evaluated for efficacy in pigs. The test population consists of 45 pigs with parasitologically…”
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