Prevalence of IgG antibodies to Trichinella spiralis in dogs in Macedonia, northern Greece.
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect T. spiralis infection in dogs, using larval T. spiralis excretory-secretory (ES) antigen. Forty-three (4.3%) dog sera out of 1000 revealed the presence of IgG T. spiralis. The positive sera were distributed in three groups; 21 (2.1%) weakly positive, 14 (1.4%) moderately positive, and eight (0.8%) strongly positive.
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Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Veterinary Faculty, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Alexakis
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van Knapen
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D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D004283:Dog Diseases; D004285:Dogs / Q000469:parasitology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D006115:Greece; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007814:Larva; D017160:Trichinella spiralis; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D007074:Immunoglobulin G