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The eluted protein was subjected to two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis, Western blotted, and probed with sera from patients with confirmed VL and from healthy controls not from an area of endemicity. The antigenic protein was further characterized by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization\u2013time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. The identified protein (BHUP2) corresponds to a cytochrome<jats:italic>c<\/jats:italic>-like synthesis protein of 37 kDa. ELISA results were 94% sensitive, whereas specificities with sera from healthy controls from an area of endemicity, healthy controls not from an area of endemicity, and disease controls were 98%, 100%, and 97%, respectively. 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