Diagnostic Methods in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

Analysis of the interaction of infectious and parasitic agents with host cells and the induction of the immune response of infected organisms.

Projects linked to this research line:

• Species-specific IgG antibodies against Neospora caninum in different groups of immunocompromised patients;
• Laboratory diagnosis of human and veterinary cysticercosis;
• Laboratory diagnosis of strongyloidiasis;
• Molecular diagnosis of Leishmaniasis;
• Diagnosis, seroepidemiology, and control of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum;
• Helminths and protozoa of medical and veterinary interest;
• Bovine neosporosis: production of monoclonal antibodies and mimotopes of tachyzoite forms of Neospora caninum and their validation in laboratory diagnostic methods;
• Optimization of immunoassays applied to pregnant women and newborns suspected of recent infection by Toxoplasma gondii;
• Congenital toxoplasmosis in pregnant adolescents: a study of a vulnerability index, risk factors, and forms of intervention;
• Congenital toxoplasmosis: correlation of serological tests with clinical data of patients treated at the Neonatology, Gynecology, and Obstetrics wards of the Clinical Hospital of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais.