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Field evaluation of a coproantigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of canine echinococcosis in a rural Andean village in Peru

dc.contributor.author Lopera L. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Moro P.L. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Chavez A. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Montes G. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Gonzales A. es_PE
dc.contributor.author Gilman R.H. es_PE
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.issued 2003
dc.description This study was funded by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnolog ??a (CONCYTEC).We wish to thank Dr. Peter Schantz for manuscript review and the people and authoritiesof the farming cooperative of Tupac Amaru in Junin, Peru.
dc.description.abstract One hundred and six dogs (61 males and 45 females) were examined for Echinococcus granulosus infection in a farming cooperative in the central highlands of Peru during November 1998. Canine echinococcosis was diagnosed using direct microscopic examinations of purged feces following arecoline purging and a coproantigen-detection enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for E. granulosus. Mean age was 2 years with a range of 3 months to 9 years. The overall prevalence of canine echinococcosis using the ELISA test was 79% (84/106). Seventy-four dogs were successfully purged with arecoline. The frequency of canine echinococcosis was 82 (61/74) and 34% (25/74) by the coproantigen ELISA test and arecoline purging, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the coproantigen ELISA test was 88 and 95%, respectively. We found this assay to be especially advantageous in remote geographical areas. In future control programs against echinococcosis in Peru and other areas where E. granulosus is endemic the coproantigen ELISA should be used for the surveillance of the dog population.
dc.description.sponsorship Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica - Concytec
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.07.019
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-0242266924
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12390/766
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof Veterinary Parasitology
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject parasite antigen
dc.subject arecoline es_PE
dc.subject cholinergic receptor stimulating agent es_PE
dc.subject age es_PE
dc.subject animal es_PE
dc.subject animal disease es_PE
dc.subject animal experiment es_PE
dc.subject article es_PE
dc.subject breeding es_PE
dc.subject controlled study es_PE
dc.subject diagnostic accuracy es_PE
dc.subject dog es_PE
dc.subject dog disease es_PE
dc.subject echinococcosis es_PE
dc.subject Echinococcus es_PE
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.07
dc.title Field evaluation of a coproantigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of canine echinococcosis in a rural Andean village in Peru
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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