Serum antibodies to Dicrocoelium dendriticum in sheep from Sardinia (Italy)

R Sánchez-Andrade; A Paz-Silva; J L Suárez; M Arias; C López; P Morrondo; A Scala

doi:10.1016/s0167-5877(02)00215-5

Serum antibodies to Dicrocoelium dendriticum in sheep from Sardinia (Italy)

Prev Vet Med. 2003 Feb 15;57(1-2):1-5. doi: 10.1016/s0167-5877(02)00215-5.

Authors

R Sánchez-Andrade¹, A Paz-Silva, J L Suárez, M Arias, C López, P Morrondo, A Scala

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Patologi;a Animal, Parasitologi;a y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 27071 Lugo, Spain. ritasan@lugo.usc.es

PMID: 12547170
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5877(02)00215-5

Abstract

An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with Dicrocoelium dendriticum excretory/secretory antigens was used to evaluate the presence of serum antibodies against the trematode in 738 sheep randomly chosen in Sardinia (Italy). Coprological sedimentation was used to discover egg-output. Seropositivity was detected in 86.2% tested sheep, whereas faecal prevalence was 6.7%; all that were faecal-positive also were ELISA-positive.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Antibodies, Helminth / isolation & purification*
Antigens, Helminth / immunology
Dicrocoeliasis / diagnosis
Dicrocoeliasis / immunology*
Dicrocoeliasis / parasitology
Dicrocoeliasis / veterinary*
Dicrocoelium / immunology*
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Feces / parasitology
Female
Italy
Male
Parasite Egg Count
Prevalence
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sheep Diseases / diagnosis
Sheep Diseases / immunology
Sheep Diseases / parasitology
Sheep, Domestic / immunology*
Sheep, Domestic / parasitology*

Substances

Antibodies, Helminth
Antigens, Helminth