Over the last two decades, a large number of non-communicable/chronic disorders reached
an epidemic level on a global scale such as diabetes mellitus type 2, cardio-vascular …

The main focus in clinical proteomics is the discovery of new protein or peptide biomarkers
which are correlated with a certain disease. Tear proteins have been investigated …

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is one of the most specific and straightforward
assays for detecting biomolecules in research and clinics. With advances in analytical …

Cysticercosis, the infection with the larval stage of Taenia solium, is a cause of neurological
symptoms including seizures, affecting the quality of life of patients and their families …

Neurocysticercosis, the infection of the central nervous system by larvae of Taenia solium, is
a major cause of epilepsy in developing countries. This cestode is a public health problem in …

Cystic echinococcosis and human cysticercosis have recently been included in the list of
“neglected tropical diseases” by the World Health Organization (WHO). Both are zoonoses …

Strongyloides stercoralis causes chronic asymptomatic infections in immunocompetent
human hosts and systemic invasion in immunocompromised patients, developing into a fatal …

Taenia solium is a zoonotic helminth which is thought to be one of the leading causes of
acquired epilepsy in the developing world. T. solium cysticercosis infections in pigs and …

Toxoplasma gondii causes posterior uveitis and the specific diagnosis is based on clinical
criteria. The presence of anti-T. gondii secretory IgA (sIgA) antibodies in patients' tears has …

Ophthalmic cysticercosis (OCC) caused by Taenia solium larval infection in eye, is emerging
as a far commoner disease in the tropics. There is a scarcity in sero diagnostics to aid its …