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A new method for serodiagnosis of sheep fascioliasis using helminth excretory-secretory products

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The diffusion-in-gel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DIG-ELISA) for antibodies toFasciola hepatica was evaluated using adult fluke excretory-secretory products as antigen. The sensitivity and specificity of the test were compared with those of the indirect hemagglutination (IHA) technique. The results of the DIG-ELISA showed that the reaction zone diameters obtained with 42 sera from sheep with natural or experimental exposure toF. hepatica were significantly greater than those obtained with 85 sera from ovines infected with other parasites. Both sensitivity and specificity were 100% in the DIG-ELISA, whereas the sensitivity was 68.2% and the specificity was 100% in the IHA. The data suggest that the DIG-ELISA is a valuable serodiagnostic test for sheep fascioliasis.

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    C. R. Bautista-Garfias, M. E. López-Arellano & A. Sánchez-Albarrán

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Bautista-Garfias, C.R., López-Arellano, M.E. & Sánchez-Albarrán, A. A new method for serodiagnosis of sheep fascioliasis using helminth excretory-secretory products. Parasitol Res 76, 135–137 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00930835

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