title: Antibody responses against natural Taenia hydatigena infection in dogs in Kenya.
abstract: Antibody responses (IgG) against Taenia hydatigena infection in dogs in Kenya were analysed in ELISA using excretory/secretory products of T. hydatigena scoleces derived from goat cysticercus cysts. Helminth infections of individual dogs were confirmed at autopsy. T. hydatigena worms were found in 89.5% of 143 dogs, and positive anti-T. hydatigena antibody levels were detected in 58.7% of infected dogs. Positive antiscolex antibody levels were detected in 40.0% of Turkana dogs uninfected with T. hydatigena, suggesting previous infection. Antibody was not detected in 34.4% of infected dogs. There was no relationship between individual T. hydatigena worm burdens and absorbance values for sera in ELISA. It was not possible to distinguish between sera from T. hydatigena-infected and uninfected dogs.
authors.affiliation: South-East New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory Hydatid Control Campaign, Queanbeyan.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Gasser
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Romig
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zeyhle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D004285:Dogs; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D007630:Kenya; D013621:Taenia / Q000276:immunology*; D013622:Taeniasis / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth