Field evaluation of a coproantigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of canine echinococcosis in a rural Andean village in Peru

• Published in: Veterinary parasitology Vol. 117; no. 1; pp. 37 - 42
• Main Authors: Lopera, Luis, Moro, Pedro L., Chavez, Amanda, Montes, Glicerio, Gonzales, Armando, Gilman, Robert H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 03.11.2003
• Subjects: Animals; antigen detection; antigens; Antigens, Helminth - analysis; arecoline; Arecoline - therapeutic use; Cholinergic Agonists - therapeutic use; Coproantigen ELISA; Diagnosis; diagnostic techniques; disease diagnosis; disease prevalence; Dog; Dog Diseases - diagnosis; Dog Diseases - drug therapy; Dog Diseases - epidemiology; Dogs; echinococcosis; Echinococcosis - diagnosis; Echinococcosis - drug therapy; Echinococcosis - epidemiology; Echinococcosis - veterinary; Echinococcus - immunology; Echinococcus - isolation & purification; Echinococcus granulosus; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - methods; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - veterinary; epidemiological studies; feces; Feces - parasitology; Female; field experimentation; laxatives; Male; Peru; Peru - epidemiology; Prevalence; rural areas; Sensitivity and Specificity; Peru; Diagnosis; Coproantigen ELISA; Dog; Peru; Echinococcus granulosus

One hundred and six dogs (61 males and 45 females) were examined for Echinococcus granulosus infection in a farming cooperative in the central highlands of Peru during November 1998. Canine echinococcosis was diagnosed using direct microscopic examinations of purged feces following arecoline purging...