Detection of Fasciola hepatica infection in a community located in the Ecuadorian Andes.
The presence of fascioliasis was assessed in four Andean communities using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test to measure antibodies against Fasciola hepatica excretion-secretion antigens. Six percent (9 out of 150) of the individuals in one community were ELISA-positive for these antibodies. Fecal samples from two of the ELISA-positive individuals contained F. hepatica ova. All of the ELISA-positive cases, except for one, were children within the ages of 9 to 12 years.
Trueba
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Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. Gabriel@mail.usfq.edu.ec
Guerrero
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Fornasini
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Casariego
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Zapata
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Ontaneda
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S
Vasco
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D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D004484:Ecuador / Q000453:epidemiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005210:Fasciola hepatica / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012756:Sheep
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth