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An ELISA was developed that successfully detected serum antibodies to the Vi capsular polysaccharides, but because of the kinetics of serum antibody production to the Vi, these antibodies may be of limited value in the serodiagnosis of acute infection with <jats:italic>S.<\/jats:italic> Typhi and <jats:italic>S.<\/jats:italic> Paratyphi C. The immunoassays described here provide a sensitive means of detecting serum antibodies to the LPS, flagellar and Vi antigens of <jats:italic>S.<\/jats:italic> Typhi and <jats:italic>S.<\/jats:italic> Paratyphi, and constitute a viable replacement for the Widal assay for the screening of sera. 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