Aim The objective of the present study was to know the seroprevalence status of Fasciola gigantica infection in cattle and buffaloes using cysteine proteinase (CP) antigen in dot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) format under field conditions. Materials and Methods As per the standard protocol, the sera were collected from the blood of 112 cattle and 38 buffaloes of coastal areas of N...

hydatidosis, caused by the larval stage of echinococcus granulosus, is one of the most important zoonosis with worldwide distribution. as its diagnosis by clinical symptoms and scanning alone is difficult and confusing, we designed the present study to achieve a sensitive and simple diagnostic method for epidemiological studies. sera (250 samples) were collected from 90 cases of hydatidosis pro...

background: cystic echinococcosis is an important zoonosis caused by the echinococcus granulosus with a substantial impact in human and animal health in en-demic areas. the purpose of the present study was serodiagnosis optimizing of dog echinococcosis in order to achieve a rapid diagnostic method. methods: eight dogs were challenged with protoscoleces in order to have posi-tive echinococcosis ...