Monoclonal antibodies were derived against the SA11 simian, NIC bovine, and Wa human rotavirus strains and characterized by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, plaque neutralization, and hemagglutination inhibition. Several strain SA11-specific antibodies were found to have neutralizing and hemagglutination-inhibiting capacity.

To study the seroprevalence of syphilis among pregnant women; attending their first prenatal examination, and the value of routine prenatal screening for syphilis at the Antenatal Clinic of King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A retrospective analysis of the routine prenatal tests results of women attending for their first antenatal booking visits over a period of 3 years, ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of LIAISON Treponema Screen (DiaSorin, Saluggia, Italy), a new automated chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA), in comparison with that of rapid plasma reagin (RPR) and the following currently used treponemal tests: hemagglutination test (TPHA), immunoenzymatic assay (EIA), and Western blot (WB). First, a retrospective study wa...

Porcine parvovirus (PPV) is a major cause of reproductive failure in swine and has caused substantial losses throughout the world. Viral protein 2 (VP2) PPV structural that can self-assemble into virus-like particles (VLP) with hemagglutination (HA) activity. In order to identify essential residues involved mechanism capsid assembly further understand function HA, we analyzed series deletion mu...

BACKGROUND Despite availability of effective treatment and the implementation of focused antenatal care (ANC), still the prevalence of syphilis persists in Ethiopia. Yet, data is not found in southern Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence and associated factors of syphilis among pregnant women in Yiregalem Hospital, Southern Ethiopia. METHODS A cross-se...