Prevalence of IgG antibodies to Trichinella spiralis in dogs in Macedonia, northern Greece

S I Frydas; A E Alexakis; F van Knapen

doi:10.1016/0304-4017(94)00719-s

Prevalence of IgG antibodies to Trichinella spiralis in dogs in Macedonia, northern Greece

Vet Parasitol. 1995 Aug;59(1):81-5. doi: 10.1016/0304-4017(94)00719-s.

Authors

S I Frydas¹, A E Alexakis, F van Knapen

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Veterinary Faculty, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.

PMID: 7571342
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(94)00719-s

Abstract

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect T. spiralis infection in dogs, using larval T. spiralis excretory-secretory (ES) antigen. Forty-three (4.3%) dog sera out of 1000 revealed the presence of IgG T. spiralis. The positive sera were distributed in three groups; 21 (2.1%) weakly positive, 14 (1.4%) moderately positive, and eight (0.8%) strongly positive.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Animals
Antibodies, Helminth / blood*
Dog Diseases
Dogs / parasitology*
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
Greece
Immunoglobulin G / blood*
Larva
Trichinella spiralis*
Trichinellosis / epidemiology
Trichinellosis / immunology
Trichinellosis / veterinary

Substances

Antibodies, Helminth
Immunoglobulin G