Original scientific paper

Serodiagnosis of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs by indirect haemagglutination test.

Panneer Selvam ; Centre of Advanced Studies in Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College, University of Agricultural Sciences, Hebbal, Bangalore, India
Placid Eugene D’Souza ; Centre of Advanced Studies in Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College, University of Agricultural Sciences, Hebbal, Bangalore, India
Mitta Srinivas Jagannath ; Centre of Advanced Studies in Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College, University of Agricultural Sciences, Hebbal, Bangalore, India

Abstract

The indirect haemagglutination test (IHAT) was evaluated for the detection of circulating antibodies in serum samples obtained from pigs naturally infected with Taenia solium cysticercosis. A sensitivity of 85.71 per cent and 80.95 per cent, respectively, was found with the whole cyst antigen, and antigen B and 19.75 and 15.43 per cent of pigs which were not detected during meat inspection but which were probably lightly infected or previously exposed to the disease, were also detected by this test with the two antigens viz., WCA and Ag-B, respectively.

Keywords

Taenia solium; cysticercosis; pigs; indirect haemagglutination test; antigens

Hrčak ID:

69388

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/69388

Publication date:

21.12.2004.

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