Abstract
A serological survey carried out on 1379 school-children from Skye and Mallaig in the N.W. of Scotland failed to show evidence of subclinical cases of hydatidosis. There appeared to be a relatively low level of exposure to the parasite, as judged by ELISA and IHA tests. Thirty-one children reacted positively in the ELISA; only one child had a transient positive result in the IHA test. Surveillance of these children will be continued for the present but the duration required is uncertain. The local population appeared to be well aware of the mode of spread of the parasite and the methods for its control.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Bradstreet C. M. A study of two immunological tests in the diagnosis and prognosis of hydatid disease. J Med Microbiol. 1969 Nov 4;2(4):419–433. doi: 10.1099/00222615-2-4-419. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Chisholm I. L., MacVicar M. J., Williams H. Hydatid disease in the Western Isles. J Hyg (Lond) 1983 Feb;90(1):19–25. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400063786. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Craig P. S., Nelson G. S. The detection of circulating antigen in human hydatid disease. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1984 Jun;78(3):219–227. doi: 10.1080/00034983.1984.11811805. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Gentilini M., Pinon J. M., Niel G. Immunoélectrodiffusion sur membrane d'acétate de cellulose. Applications en parasitologie á propos des résultats préliminaires sur 600 essais. Nouv Presse Med. 1972 May 27;1(22):1499–1501. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Mansueto S., Migneco G., Tripi S., Picone D. M. Simplified counter-immunoelectrophoresis (CIEP) with a commercially produced antigen on cellulose acetate membrane for the diagnosis of hydatidosis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1980;74(2):260–261. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(80)90256-4. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Matossian R. M. The immunological diagnosis of human hydatid disease. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1977;71(2):101–104. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(77)90070-0. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Picardo N. G., Guisantes J. A. Comparison of three immunological tests for seroepidemiological purposes in human echinococcosis. Parasite Immunol. 1981 Autumn;3(3):191–199. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.1981.tb00398.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]