Evaluation of agar-gel immuno diffusion and counter current immuno electrophoresis in the diagnosis of hydatidosis in cattle and buffaloes

Abstract

The sensitivity and specificity of AGID test using concentrated crude and partially purified antigens were found to be 80 and 83.9% in cattle and 50 and 84.84% in buffaloes respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of CCIEP test using concentrated crude and partially purified antigens were 90.7 and 88.1 % in cattle and 69.2 and 87.8% in buffaloes respectively. In routine, field screening of animals for hydatidosis by AGID with concentrated crude antigens of fluid and protoscoleces intense precipitation reactions were observed.