Short Report: Detection of Fasciola hepatica infection in a community located in the Ecuadorian Andes

Authors
Trueba, G Guerrero, T Fornasini, M Casariego, I Zapata, S Ontaneda, S Vasco, L
Citation
G. Trueba et al., Short Report: Detection of Fasciola hepatica infection in a community located in the Ecuadorian Andes, AM J TROP M, 62(4), 2000, pp. 518-518
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
ISSN journal
00029637 → ACNP
Volume
62
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
518 - 518
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9637(200004)62:4<518:SRDOFH>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The presence of fascioliasis was assessed in four Andean communities using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test to measure antibodies aga inst Fasciola hepatica excretion-secretion antigens. Six percent (9 out of 150) of the individuals in one community were ELISA-positive for these anti bodies. Fecal samples from two of the ELISA-positive individuals contained F. hepatica ova. All of the ELISA-positive cases, except for one, were chil dren within the ages of 9 to 12 years.