Open AccessSPREAD OF TOXOPLASMOSIS AND RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
Author(s) -
M Novák,
Anita Novak,
С С Назарова
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
theory and practice of parasitic disease control
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.31016/978-5-9902341-5-4.2020.21.307-312
Subject(s) - toxoplasmosis , toxoplasma gondii , medicine , disease , diagnostic test , legislation , test (biology) , virology , environmental health , veterinary medicine , immunology , pathology , biology , political science , paleontology , antibody , law
The study of statistical information on the Central Region of the Russian Federation and the results of studies of pigs and mouse-like rodents using the immunochromatographic method (IHM) showed a wide spread of toxoplasmosis. The preventive and sanitary-hygienic measures prescribed by the veterinary legislation and the health and hygiene rules and standards for toxoplasmosis are not sufficiently implemented, which results in the disease spread. Toxoplasma immunoreagents developed for the immunochromatographic method were studied in accordance with the standard requirements (activity, specificity), and an IHM rapid test was checked for information content (diagnostic effectiveness). The IHM rapid test allows us to detect Toxoplasma gondii antigens in the blood and tissues of animals with high accuracy and, in combination with other diagnostic methods (IIT, PCR), to determine the stage and form of the course of the disease. The use of the IHM rapid test in medical and veterinary practice will allow a detailed study of the epidemic and epizootic situation on toxoplasmosis in Russia, and carrying out comprehensive measures based on the results of screening.