Sparganosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the larvae (spargana)
of the genus Spirometra, which is worldwide distributed. More than 60 species
of Spirometra have been identified, and over 2000 cases have been reported. A
seroepidemiologic examination for the detection of anti-Spirometra erinacei in
serum was carried out in normal inhabitants in Babati district, Tanzania. Sera
were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the
antibodies. Antigen of adult Spirometra
was extracted by using the Bradford assay method (1976). The extract was used
as an antigen, and specific antibody levels in sparganosis sera reacted
positively. Sera of 31 inhabitants from Babati were tested by enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Out of 31 participants' sera, 19 (61.3%) reacted
positively to crude extracts of adult Spirometra. This result showed that crude
extracts of adult S. erinacei could be used as a diagnostic antigen of human
sparganosis.
Author(s) Details
Nicholas
J. Kavana
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine,
St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 175,
Ifakara, Tanzania.
Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mbrao/v4/3577
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