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| The department of Helminthology carries out research activities in basic and applied sciences in 4 main areas. |
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Diversity and Taxonomy |
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Biology and Epidemiology |
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Immunodiagnosis |
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Molecular Biology |
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| Ongoing Research |
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Angiostrongyliasis |
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Angiostrongyliasis: partially purified antigens of Angiostrongylus cantonensis adult worms for diagnosis using immunoblot. |
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Angiostrongyliasis: potential fractionated antigens of Angiostrongylus cantonensis adult worms for diagnosis using ELISA. |
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Analysis of a protein expression from Angiostrongylus cantonensis DNA cloning for serodiagnosis of angiostrongyliasis. |
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Detection of IgG-subclass for serodiagnosis of angiostrongyliasis. |
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Cysticercosis and Taeniasis |
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Comparison of biochemical extracts preparations of Cysticercus cellulosae by SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblot technique. |
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mtDNA sequences of Taenia spp. |
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Molecular epidemiology of Taeniasis in Thailand |
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Echinococcosis |
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Mitochondrial DNA sequence of protoscoleces of Echinococcus cysts from four patients. |
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Serodiagnosis of suspected echino-coccosis cases using native, partially-purified, and DNA recombinant antigens. |
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Filariasis |
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Rare or unrecognized evidence of human dirofilariasis in Thailand: possible immunoblot diagnosis of one Thai patient. |
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Gnathostomiasis |
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Immunoblot-diagnostic specificity for gnathostomiasis. |
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Prevalence of Gnathostoma spinigerum in cats and dogs in Buddhist Temples in Bangkok. |
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Opisthorchiasis |
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Studies on the efficacy of Thai traditional herbal medicines in the treatment of opisthorchiasis in hamsters. |
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Paragonimiasis |
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32-33 kDa-eluted Paragonimus heterotremus antigen for serodiagnosis. |
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Molecular systematic of Paragonimus lung flukes and intestinal trematodes. |
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Studies on Paragonimus populations: morphology, enzymology, molecular biology and epidemiology aspects. |
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Soil-transmitted helminthiasis |
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Efficacy of high dose mebendazole against trichuriasis in adult patients. |
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Herbal medicinal effects on soil-transmitted helminthiasis. |
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Impact of deworming on anemic status of children and adolescence girls. |
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Relationship between behavior and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in seaman. |
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Toxocariasis |
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Evaluation of excretory-secretory and partially purified antigens of adult Toxocara canis against |
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Toxocariasis by ELISA and immunoblot. |
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Toxocara canis larval antigens for serodiagnosis of human toxocariasis. |
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Trichinellosis |
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Effect of trichinellosis on lipid peroxidation in rat |
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Trichinellosis papuae in Ban-Rai district, Uthaithani Province, Thailand |
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Other parasites |
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Diagnosis of liver and intestinal flukes by PCR. |
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Differential serodiagnosis between liver and intestinal trematodes. |
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Fish-borne trematodes in Thailand. |
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Helminthic infection in Tsunami-affected area: soil contamination and infection rates in the population. |
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Cross-sectional study of parasitic infections and enteric bacteria among food handlers and water sources in primary school and restaurants at Sai-yok district, Kanchanaburi Province. |
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Last updated: July 6, 2008 |
