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Serology reagents intended to detect antibodies to species of Trichinella, a genus of nematode parasites. Species of these parasites may cause intestinal infections in humans; the species Trichinella spiralis is the etiologic agent of trichinosis, a disease characterized in early stages by diarrhea, nausea, and colic; advanced stages produce stiffness, fever, pain, and swelling of muscles.
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