Sero immunological diagnosis of heterophyiasis
Abou-Zakham, A.A.; Makhlouf, L.; el-Kholy, E.I.; Abo-Shady, A.F.; Abdel-Magied, S.A.; Youssef, M.E.
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 17(2): 569-572
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 1110-0583 PMID: 3320218 Document Number: 301961
The intradermal test (IT), CIEP and IFAT were compared for efficacy in the diagnosis of experimental Heterophyes heterophyes infection in dogs and rats. None of the tests was positive until week 2 pi, when the IT became positive (sensitivity 80%). On weeks 3, 4 and 8 the sensitivity of the IT was 100%. The CIEP and the IFAT were less sensitive: 40, 60 and 46.7% and 20, 35.3 and 13.3% sensitive 3, 4 and 8 weeks pi, respectively.