Table 1.

The sensitivity and specificity of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)*

	Proven human angiostrongyliasis	Other parasitic diseases	Healthy control
Positive	12	2	0
Negative	0	20	10
Total	12	22	10

^*The positive reaction with other parasitic diseases was one for Trichinella spiralis and one for Clonorchis sinensis. The number of tests was 5 for Trichinella spiralis, 5 for Clonorchis sinensis, 5 for hookworm, 5 for Echinococcus multilocularis, 5 for Ascaris lumbricoides, and 2 for Schistosoma japonicum