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SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY
Citation:
Frost, F. J., T. Muller, T. Kunde, G. F. Craun, AND R L. Calderon. SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY. Edition 1, Chapter 15, Paul Raymond Hunter (ed.), Drinking Water and Infectious Disease Establishing the Links. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, , 165-173.
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ELIZA and Western blot assays have been used to detect serological responses to Cryptosporidium antigens. 1-16. A Western blot assay htat uses a miniblot was developed by the Loveland Clinic Foundation (LCF) with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This miniblot assay has been used to condcut a range of serological surveys of populations in the U.S. and elsewhere. The serological surveys have provided prevalence estimates of prior Cryptosporidium infections. This report summarizes the findings of analyses conducted at a single laboratory for 20 serological surveys in 16 different cities located in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Russia, and Italy.