Correlation between the Fasciola hepatica infection rate (number of parasites in the liver parenchyma) and the antibody titration, detected by ELISA assay.

Autor: Djemai S; Laboratoire de Recherche de Pathologie Animale Développement Des Elevages Et Surveillance de La Chaine Alimentaire Des Denrées Animales Ou d'origine Animale (PADESCA), Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Constantine, Constantine, Algeria., Ayadi O; Laboratoire de Recherche de Pathologie Animale Développement Des Elevages Et Surveillance de La Chaine Alimentaire Des Denrées Animales Ou d'origine Animale (PADESCA), Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Constantine, Constantine, Algeria.; Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Ferhat Abbas University of Setif 1, Setif, Algeria., Boubezari MT; Laboratory of Biotechnology, Environment and Health, University of Jijel, Jijel, Algeria., Djafar ZR; Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Ferhat Abbas University of Setif 1, Setif, Algeria., Mekroud A; Laboratoire de Recherche de Pathologie Animale Développement Des Elevages Et Surveillance de La Chaine Alimentaire Des Denrées Animales Ou d'origine Animale (PADESCA), Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Constantine, Constantine, Algeria.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology [J Parasit Dis] 2024 Jun; Vol. 48 (2), pp. 253-256. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 11.
DOI: 10.1007/s12639-024-01658-2
Abstrakt: This study aimed to demonstrate the existence of a possible correlation between the level of liver fluke infection in cattle caused by Fasciola hepatica and the titers of anti-parasite antibodies in the blood. 113 blood samples were taken from non-dewormed pasture cattle in the communal slaughterhouse of the Jijel city in order to determine the serological titration of anti-fluke antibodies by the ELISA method. After slaughtering the animals studied, a count of parasites present in the inspected livers was carried out in order to assess the level of parasitic infection. The prevalence of bovine fasciolosis (due to Fasciola hepatica ) based on counting the number of flukes in the inspected livers was around 61.06%, while the seroprevalence obtained is 55.75%. The sensitivity and specificity of the ELISA test used in this study were, respectively, 91.3% and 100%. A very strong correlation (r = 0.93 to p  < 0.0001) was statistically demonstrated between the antibody titers and the number of flukes in the inspected livers. According to the results of this study, there is a strong statistical correlation between serum antibody titers and the number of flukes present in the liver (the higher the number of parasites in the liver, the higher the level of anti-flukes antibodies in the blood).
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