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Aliabadi J, Rakhshandehroo E, Yektaseresht A. Development and evaluation of an indirect ELISA for detection of Teladorsagia circumcincta infection in sheep. BMC Vet Res 2021; 17:326. [PMID: 34641866 PMCID: PMC8510574 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-021-03042-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background The gastrointestinal helminth, Teladorsagia circumcincta, is one of the major health risks and production-limiting diseases in small ruminant populations, particularly in temperate regions. With the increasing importance of disease management and recruited anthelmintic resistant types, accurate approaches are needed for the diagnosis of the infection in the host. Due to uncertain results using faecal examinations, the ELISA method was indicated for the detection of nematode antigenic materials. Despite some promising results, problems were described in terms of test specificity and cross-reactions. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the IgG response to worm somatic and excretory/secretory (ES) products using western blot analysis and an indirect ELISA for the detection of T. circumcincta infection in sheep. Results Based on the immuno-reactivity analysis, immunogenic fractions with molecular weights (MWs) of approximately 60, 75 and 100 kDa were detected in somatic content and two antigens of about 63 and 75 kDa in ES material. Accordingly, a specific product at 75 kDa had the strongest reaction and appeared as the most common antigenic protein. In ELISA, all the sera from the infected sheep revealed the OD rates above the calculated cut-off value with about two-fold greater average. Negative control samples were also specifically recognized with the mean OD rate of about 1/3 of the estimated cut-off value. The cross-reaction test, using rabbit anti-T. circumcincta IgG, did not show reactivity with the ES antigens of other prevalent nematodes including Haemonchus contortus, Protostrongylus rufescens and Marshallagia marshalli. In contrast, a strong positive reaction was observed with the somatic antigens of M. marshalli. Conclusions The results of this study indicated that the indirect ELISA method using the ES content enables distinguishing the T. circumcincta infected sheep with high specificity. Those antigenic ES peptides with 63 and particularly 75 kDa MWs should be further investigated due to the potential for serological diagnostic methods and immunoprotective targets in the host. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12917-021-03042-1.
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- Jalal Aliabadi
- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, P.O. Box 71441-69155, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, P.O. Box 71441-69155, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, P.O. Box 71441-69155, Shiraz, Iran
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Hassan NMF, Aboelsoued D, Farag TK, Hassan SE, Abu El Ezz NMT. Assessment of Haemonchus contortus larval and adult somatic antigens in sero-diagnosis of haemonchosis in naturally infected sheep and goats. J Parasit Dis 2019; 43:718-725. [PMID: 31749544 DOI: 10.1007/s12639-019-01152-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The current work was carried out to evaluate the potency of larval and adult somatic Haemonchus contortus (H. contortus) antigens in detection of haemonchosis among sheep and goats using ELISA. Two hundred and forty-three fecal and blood samples were randomly collected from small ruminants (107 sheep and 136 goats) in Beni-Suef Governorate, Egypt, during the period from June to August 2018. The fecal analysis exhibited that 26.33% of the small ruminants were infected with gastrointestinal nematodes. The overall prevalence of H. contortus was reached 22.22% whereas it was 27.10% and 18.38% among sheep and goats, respectively. The current study elucidated that the larval antigen has claimed more superior diagnostic results compared to the adult somatic H. contortus antigen. The apparent overall sero-prevalence among small ruminants was reached 51.85%. Separately, it was 64.48% in sheep and 41.91% in goats. The larval antigen had proved 96.55% sensitivity and 47.43% specificity, for sheep serum samples. Meanwhile, sensitivity and specificity for goats' sera were 100% and 71.17%, respectively. Diagnostic efficacy of ELISA was recorded 60.74% in sheep and 76.47% in goats. This study deduced that the larval antigen has proved the priority and the potency for diagnosis of H. contortus infection. Moreover, haemonchosis is a prevalent disease among the examined sheep and goats.
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- Noha M F Hassan
- Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre (NRC), 33 Bohouth Street, P.O. Box: 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre (NRC), 33 Bohouth Street, P.O. Box: 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre (NRC), 33 Bohouth Street, P.O. Box: 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre (NRC), 33 Bohouth Street, P.O. Box: 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre (NRC), 33 Bohouth Street, P.O. Box: 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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Zeng W, Wang Y, Guo Y, Bergmann SM, Yin J, Li Y, Ren Y, Shi C, Wang Q. Development of a VP38 recombinant protein-based indirect ELISA for detection of antibodies against grass carp reovirus genotype II (iELISA for detection of antibodies against GCRV II). JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2018; 41:1811-1819. [PMID: 30255607 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Currently, serological assays for grass carp reovirus genotype II (GCRV-II) diagnosis are not available. In this study, an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of antibodies against GCRV-II was developed. The structural protein VP38 of GCRV-II was used as the coating antigen. Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against IgM of grass carp labelled with HRP were used as a secondary antibody. The antigen concentration and serum dilution were optimized using chess board titration. Furthermore, the specificity of indirect ELISA assay was confirmed by cross check with sera positive for other grass carp pathogens. In comparison with results obtained from indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and Western blot by testing of 60 serum samples to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the ELISA, agreement between 90% and 96.7% was reached, respectively. A serological survey was performed using the assay with grass carp field serum samples. The seropositive rate of the 242 serum samples was 69.8%. In conclusion, the developed indirect ELISA is a very specific and sensitive test that will be useful for large-scale serological surveys to detect indirectly GCRV II infections as well as to monitor the changes of antibody level after immunization.
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- Weiwei Zeng
- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Medical Science and Technology, Heze University, Heze, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fishery Drug Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immune Technology, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Kandil OM, Gamil IS, Hendawy SHM, Medhat F, El-Habit OH. Efficacy of glutathione-S-transferase purified antigen of the gastro-intestinal nematode Haemonchus contortus in diagnosis of sheep haemonchosis. J Parasit Dis 2017; 41:968-975. [PMID: 29114128 DOI: 10.1007/s12639-017-0920-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Haemonchus contortus is one of the most pathogenic and economically important parasites of sheep. Different H. contortus antigens; crude somatic antigen (CSA), excretory/secretory antigen (ESA), crude larval antigen (CLA), glutathione-S-transferase antigen (GST) and recombinant protein (rhcp 26/23) were prepared and characterized using sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and western blot. The antigens were immunologically evaluated through indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for diagnosis of haemonchosis in experimentally and naturally infected sheep. Analysis of the resultant bands of SDS-PAGE demonstrated that 13, 6, 11, 2 and 1 protein bands from CSA, ESA, CLA, GST and rhcp 26/23, respectively and analysis of the resultant bands of western blot showed that 13, 6, 4 and 1 reactive bands detected from CSA, ESA, CLA and GST, respectively. The results of ELISA of different antigens revealed that sero-prevelance of CSA, ESA, CLA, GST and rhcp 26/23 were 78.51, 82.34, 85.319, 45.319 and 90.8% respectively, sensitivity were 100, 90, 100, 96.66 and 90%, respectively and specificity were 0, 70, 10, 70 and 6.66%, respectively with diagnostic potency were 50, 80, 55, 83.33 and 48.33%, respectively. Statistical analysis using Chi square test found that GST is the best one that can be used. The cross reactivity of GST antigen, crude Fasciola antigen and crude Moniezia antigen tested versus their homologous hyper immune sera at different dilutions using ELISA. The current study reported that GST antigen could be considered as a promising antigen for diagnosis of haemonchosis.
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- Omnia M Kandil
- Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre (NRC), 33 El-Bohouth Street, P.O. Box 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre (NRC), 33 El-Bohouth Street, P.O. Box 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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Kandil OM, Hendawy SHM, El Namaky AH, Gabrashanska MP, Nanev VN. Evaluation of different Haemonchus contortus antigens for diagnosis of sheep haemonchosis by ELISA and their cross reactivity with other helminthes. J Parasit Dis 2016; 41:678-683. [PMID: 28848258 DOI: 10.1007/s12639-016-0865-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Haemonchus contortus (H. contortus) remains important nematode that infecting sheep all over the world. Truthful diagnosis of haemonchosis needs reliable Enzyme linked immune sorbent assay test as well as the immuno-reactive protein profile of different prepared H. contortus antigens; larval (L), excretory secretory product (ESP) and adult somatic H. contortus (AS). The current study fulfilled that L antigen is the talented antigen for such serological diagnosis. Immunodominant band at molecular weight 57 kDa were answerable for highest specificity and accuracy of positive predictive value of this antigen. Moreover, the highest apparent prevalence value was 92 and 75% obtained by L and ESP antigens, respectively. The results of cross reactivity among AS, Monezia expansa (M. expansa) and Fasciola spp. revealed that AS antigen appeared major cross reactivity with other cestode and trematode. Best dilution of serum was (1:800) to rise above this phenomenon.
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- Omnia M Kandil
- Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre, El- Bohouth Street, Dokki, Post Box 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre, El- Bohouth Street, Dokki, Post Box 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre, El- Bohouth Street, Dokki, Post Box 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Experimental Parasitology, Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev St. Bl.25, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Experimental Parasitology, Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev St. Bl.25, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Hamad I, Raoult D, Bittar F. Repertory of eukaryotes (eukaryome) in the human gastrointestinal tract: taxonomy and detection methods. Parasite Immunol 2016; 38:12-36. [PMID: 26434599 DOI: 10.1111/pim.12284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Eukaryotes are an important component of the human gut, and their relationship with the human host varies from parasitic to commensal. Understanding the diversity of human intestinal eukaryotes has important significance for human health. In the past few decades, most of the multitudes of techniques that are involved in the diagnosis of the eukaryotic population in the human intestinal tract were confined to pathological and parasitological aspects that mainly rely on traditionally based methods. However, development of culture-independent molecular techniques comprised of direct DNA extraction from faeces followed by sequencing, offer new opportunities to estimate the occurrence of eukaryotes in the human gut by providing data on the entire eukaryotic community, particularly not-yet-cultured or fastidious organisms. Further broad surveys of the eukaryotic communities in the gut based on high throughput tools such as next generation sequencing might lead to uncovering the real diversity of these ubiquitous organisms in the human intestinal tract and discovering the unrecognized roles of these eukaryotes in modulating the host immune system and inducing changes in host gut physiology and ecosystem.
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- I Hamad
- URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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Development of a milk and serum ELISA test for the detection of Teladorsagia circumcincta antibodies in goats using experimentally and naturally infected animals. Parasitol Res 2014; 113:3651-60. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-014-4030-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Demeler J, Schein E, von Samson-Himmelstjerna G. Advances in laboratory diagnosis of parasitic infections of sheep. Vet Parasitol 2012; 189:52-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Sykes AM, McCarthy JS. A coproantigen diagnostic test for Strongyloides infection. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2011; 5:e955. [PMID: 21347447 PMCID: PMC3035667 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2009] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Accurate diagnosis of infection with the parasite Strongyloides stercoralis is hampered by the low concentration of larvae in stool, rendering parasitological diagnosis insensitive. Even if the more sensitive agar plate culture method is used repeated stool sampling is necessary to achieve satisfactory sensitivity. In this manuscript we describe the development of a coproantigen ELISA for diagnosis of infection. Polyclonal rabbit antiserum was raised against Strongyloides ratti excretory/secretory (E/S) antigen and utilized to develop an antigen capture ELISA. The assay enabled detection of subpatent rodent S. ratti and human S. stercoralis infection. No cross-reactivity was observed with purified E/S from Schistosoma japonicum, the hookworms Ancylostoma caninum, A. ceylanicum, nor with fecal samples collected from rodents harboring Trichuris muris or S. mansoni infection. Strongyloides coproantigens that appear stable when frozen as formalin-extracted fecal supernatants stored at -20 °C remained positive up to 270 days of storage, whereas supernatants stored at 4 °C tested negative. These results indicate that diagnosis of human strongyloidiasis by detection of coproantigen is an approach worthy of further development.
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- Alex M. Sykes
- Clinical Tropical Medicine Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
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- Clinical Tropical Medicine Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
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Polyclonal antibody based coproantigen detection immunoassay for diagnosis of Oesophagostomum columbianum infection in goats. Vet Parasitol 2010; 170:262-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2009] [Revised: 02/03/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Toward practical, DNA-based diagnostic methods for parasitic nematodes of livestock — Bionomic and biotechnological implications. Biotechnol Adv 2008; 26:325-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2008.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2008] [Revised: 03/06/2008] [Accepted: 03/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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