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Echinococcus multilocularis: variation among samples of cyst fluid in binding of parasite-specific antibodies
1Institute of Parasitology, Macdonald College, McGill University, Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.
Some of the factors influencing the sensitivity of ELISA in serodiagnosis of infections with Echinococcus multilocularis were examined. The results obtained suggest that, in contrast to E. granulosus, the variability in the antibody-binding capacity of various samples of cyst fluid of E. multilocularis cannot be explained by differences among parasite strains, species of host, cyst locations within the host, cyst fertility or protein concentration of the sample.
Some of the factors influencing the sensitivity of ELISA in serodiagnosis of infections with Echinococcus multilocularis were examined. The results obtained suggest that, in contrast to E. granulosus, the variability in the antibody-binding capacity of various samples of cyst fluid of E. multilocularis cannot be explained by differences among parasite strains, species of host, cyst locations within the host, cyst fertility or protein concentration of the sample.