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The comparison of counterimmunoelectrophoresis with indirect haemagglutination test for detection of antibodies in experimentally infected guinea pigs with Toxocara canis*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Mohammad S. Enayat  and
Mohammad Pezeshki
Mohammad S. Enayat
Affiliation:
Pathobiology Department, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, PO Box 1310, University of Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Pezeshki
Affiliation:
Pathobiology Department, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, PO Box 1310, University of Tehran, Iran
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Abstract

The humoral response of guinea pigs infected with doses of 500, 1000, and 1500 infective Toxocara canis ova were measured by counterimmunoelectrophoresis and indirect haemmagglutination tests one to five weeks after infection. The antigens used in these measurements were prepared from adult T. canis. Counterimmunoelectrophoresis showed lower titres than haemagglutination method, but it was performed rapidly and with case. The possible use of these techniques for immunodiagnosis of human visceral larval migrans is discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 51 , Issue 2 , June 1977 , pp. 143 - 148
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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