Detection of Paramphistomum epiclitum infection in sheep by dot ELISA


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Authors

  • Mo Hafeez
  • D Ramesh
  • Ch V Subba Reddy
  • D Aruna Devi
  • M Subhosh Chandra
  • S K Sameena

Keywords:

Dot-ELISA, Diagnosis, Paramphistomum epiclitum, Paramphistomosis, Sheep

Abstract

In an attempt to detect Paramphistomum epic/Uuln infection in sheep, dot- ELISA was attempted using immature whole fluke antigen. In a total of 285 sera samples of sheep collected, for diagnosis ofparamphistomosis with dot- ELISA. 140 were from Andhra Pradesh, 55 from Tamil Nadu and 45 each from Karnataka and Kerala. These when tested showed a~ overall infection rate of 8.42% with 7.85, 10.9,6.66 and 8.88% of samples from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, K'arnataka and Kerala, respectively.

 

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Vol. 76 No. 9 (2006)

Section

Short-Communication

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Hafeez, M., Ramesh, D., Reddy, C. V. S., Devi, D. A., Chandra, M. S., & Sameena, S. K. (2011). Detection of Paramphistomum epiclitum infection in sheep by dot ELISA. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 76(9). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/4340