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Alarming Increase in Dengue Cases: Elitza Theel, Ph.D.

Luci Gens — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Elitza Theel, Ph.D., director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, to discuss the increase of dengue cases in the United States and around the world.

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Dengue Virus: A Diagnostic Testing Update

MCL Education — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 13:45:00 +0000

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D., talks about Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ serologic and molecular testing for the identification of infection with dengue virus. Dengue virus poses a significant public health threat worldwide. Rapid and accurate identification of the infection enables directed monitoring of patients who may be at increased risk of developing hemorrhagic fever of dengue shock syndrome.

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Elitza Theel, Ph.D., Featured in Numerous Outlets Regarding Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

Suzanne Ferguson — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 18:50:40 +0000

Elitza Theel, Ph.D., Director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory, discusses eastern equine encephalitis virus, which is spread via mosquito bite.

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Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Advises How to Avoid Bug-Borne Diseases This Summer

Kelley Luedke — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:00:35 +0000

Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Lab and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Lab Medicine and Pathology, recently spoke with the Post-Bulletin about Lyme disease and West Nile virus and how to avoid them this summer.

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Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Discusses Minnesota Bugs to Watch out for This Summer

Kelley Luedke — Tue, 30 May 2017 14:00:50 +0000

In a recent article in the Star Tribune, Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, weighs in on bugs present in Minnesota to watch out for this summer.

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