Open AccessImmunodiagnosis of fascioliasis using sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of Fasciola gigantica paramyosin antigen
Author(s) -
Hany Mohamed Adel Abou-Elhakam,
Ibraheem Rabia Bauomy,
Somaya O. El Deeb,
Azza M. El Amir
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5070.113907
Subject(s) - fasciola gigantica , fasciola , antigen , biology , immunology , helminthiasis , veterinary medicine , helminths , medicine , fasciola hepatica
Many immunological techniques have been developed over years using the different Fasciola antigens for diagnosis of parasitic infection and to replace the parasitological techniques, which are time consuming and usually lack sensitivity and reproducibility.