Detection of Fasciola hepatica infection in a community located in the Ecuadorian Andes |
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| Authors: | Trueba G Guerrero T Fornasini M Casariego I Zapata S Ontaneda S Vasco L |
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| Affiliation: | Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. Gabriel@mail.usfq.edu.ec |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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