Neutralization test is one tool used for serodiagnosis ... using the nucleocapsid-recombinant protein of Araraquara virus (ARAV) as antigen, allows to detect, in 10–15 min, antihantavirus ...

Antibodies are produced by plasma cells and protect the host from infection in three main ways: by binding to pathogens to inhibit their toxic effects or infectivity (neutralization), by coating ...

Recipient T cells recognize donor antigens via two distinct pathways: the direct pathway (intact donor MHC molecules displayed on donor antigen-presenting cells [APCs]) and the indirect pathway ...

The Maine CDC is excited to announce that we are modernizing our Tuberculosis (TB) reporting system. Currently, inactive TB (also known as Latent TB Infection or LTBI) cases and suspect and confirmed ...

Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) resemble lymphocytes, but lack the key characteristics of adaptive immune cells, namely an antigen-specific receptor. ILCs interact closely with IECs and fulfil an ...