Table 3.

Serology: parasites and tests available

Parasite	Tests for antibody detection
Cysticercosis	Immunoblotting
Echinococcus	ELISA, CFT, immunoblotting
Entamoeba histolytica	LAT, CAP, IFAT
Fasciola	IFAT
Filaria	ELISA
Giardia	IFAT
Leishmania	DAT, rk 39
Malaria	IFAT/ELISA
Schistosoma	ELISA
Strongyloides	ELISA
Toxocara	ELISA
Trichinella	IFAT
Trypanosoma (African)	IFAT
Trypanosoma (American)	IFAT, ELISA

CAP, cellulose acetate precipitins; CFT, complement fixation test; DAT, direct agglutination test; ELISA, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; IFAT, immunofluorescence antibody test; LAT, latex agglutination test.