ISSN:
1432-1955
Keywords:
Taenia saginata
;
Cysticercosis of cattle
;
Serological diagnosis of cysticercosis
;
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A “crude” antigen prepared from the strobilate stage ofTaenia saginata was tested for its suitability in the peroxidase microenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the diagnosis ofT. saginata cysticercosis in cattle. Sera were tested from laboratory and pasture-reared calves experimentally infected withT. saginata as well as from cattle naturally infected by grazing on pasture irrigated with sewage effluent. The specificity of the “diagnostic” antigen was assessed using sera from laboratory-reared cattle with monospecific infections ofT. saginata, T. hydatigena, Fasciola hepatica, or gastro-intestinal nematodes, and natural infections ofF. hepatica. Cross-reactions occurred in sera from all heterologous infections but the highest level occurred in cattle experimentally or naturally infected withF. hepatica. Clear diagnostic antibody levels were found in cattle experimentally infected withT. saginata but the test was not found to be reliable in individual animals with natural infections when compared with sera from cattle naturally infected withF. hepatica. On a group or herd basis ELISA using “crude” antigen and taking the mean absorbance values, could be useful as an indicator of a high prevalence rate ofT. saginata cysticercosis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00925520
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