wehewehe kikoʻī
ʻO ka maʻi Chagas kahi maʻi nalo, zoonotic e ka protozoan T. cruzi, ka mea e hoʻoulu ai i kahi maʻi ʻōnaehana o ke kanaka me nā hōʻike aʻe a me nā sequelae lōʻihi.Ua manaʻo ʻia he 16-18 miliona mau kānaka ka maʻi ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa, a ma kahi o 50,000 mau kānaka e make i kēlā me kēia makahiki mai ka maʻi Chagas maʻi (World Health Organization).ʻO ka nānā ʻana i ka lole Buffy a me ka xenodiagnosis i hoʻohana ʻia i nā ala maʻamau i ka ʻike ʻana i ka maʻi T. cruzi acute.Eia nō naʻe, ʻo nā ʻano ʻelua he manawa hoʻopau a nele paha i ka ʻike.I kēia mau lā, lilo ka ho'āʻo serological i mea nui i ka ʻike ʻana i ka maʻi o Chagas.ʻO ka mea nui, hoʻopau nā hōʻike antigen recombinant i nā hopena maikaʻi ʻole i ʻike pinepine ʻia ma nā hoʻokolohua antigen maoli.ʻO ka Chagas Ab Combo Rapid Test kahi hoʻāʻo antibody koke e ʻike ai i nā antibodies IgG i ka T. cruzi i loko o 15 mau minuke me ka ʻole o nā pono mea kani.Ma ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka antigen recombinant kikoʻī T. cruzi, ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi o ka hoʻāʻo.