Pe. D'Souza et M. Hafeez, Detection of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs by ELISA with an excretory-secretory antigen, VET RES COM, 23(5), 1999, pp. 293-298
Serodiagnosis of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs was conducted by an en
zyme-linked immunosorbent assay with an excretory-secretory antigen. The an
tigen was obtained by in vitro cultivation of the cysticerci in a synthetic
medium RPMI 1640. The sensitivity and specificity of the ELISA in detectin
g infection in pigs reared on free range was 92% and 100%, respectively. In
addition, 33.33% of pigs in which infection could not be detected at meat
inspection were found positive by ELISA. However, none of the sera from a g
roup of farm-reared pigs were positive. No cross reactions were observed in
pigs that contained either the cysticerci of Taenia hydatigena or hydatid
cysts.