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The Fluorescent Antibody Test in the Serological Diagnosis of the Causative Organisms of Tropical Eosinophilia and Filariasis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

L. G. Jayewardene  and
Y. Wijayaratnam
L. G. Jayewardene
Affiliation:
Medical Research Institute, Colombo
Y. Wijayaratnam
Affiliation:
Medical Research Institute, Colombo
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The results of the fluorescent antibody test with sera from tropical eosinophilia and filariasis cases tested against four species of microfilariae are reported. The majority of sera from both groups showed the presence of antibody to the human parasite W. bancrofti. In the filarial group only those with clinically active disease of short duration showed a positive fluorescence reaction. Some sera of both groups reacted positively with microfilariae of the animal parasites B. ceylonensis and Setaria sp. These were species specific reactions as seen by diminished or absence of fluorescence after absorption of specific antibody.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 42 , Issue 1-2 , August 1968 , pp. 57 - 64
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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