title: Seroepidemiology of human cystic echinococcosis in Basrah governorate.
abstract: An antigen of high sensitivity and 97.5% specificity prepared from hydatid cyst fluid was used in an ELISA test for a sero-epidemiological survey in areas of Basra, Iraq. The calculated predictive values for positive and negative cases were 3.5% and 96.4% respectively.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Pollution Research Unit, Basrah Technical Institute, Basrah, Iraq.
authors.forename: Mst
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Mounase
authors.affiliation: Dept of Biology, Education College, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq.
authors.forename: Fa
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.affiliation: Environmental Pollution Research Unit, Basrah Technical Institute, Basrah, Iraq.
authors.forename: Ag
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kateh
keywords: human cystic echinococcsis; sero-epidemiological survey; specificity and sensitivity of antigen