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- Title
Immunodiagnosis of Fascioliasis in Ruminants by ELISA Method: A Mini-Review.
- Authors
Sudirman, Nur Hafizah; Jamil, Noor Izani Noor; Mohamad, Ahmad Najib; Wahab, Wan-Nor-Amilah Wan Abdul
- Abstract
Fascioliasis is an important zoonotic disease prevalent in domestic animals and it leads to socioeconomic impact in rural farming communities of the developing world. The gold standard diagnosis of ruminant fascioliasis involves coprological detection of Fasciola spp. eggs or recovery of flukes in infected livers. Coprological analysis is unreliable in the patent period of chronic infection, and even then, its sensitivity is relatively low. Robust diagnostic tools that can promptly and accurately detect an active infection are crucial to avoid complications and further losses in ruminant livestock productivity, as well as to preserve the livelihood of communities at risk. Immunodiagnosis determined by antibody and antigen detection in the sera and faeces of infected ruminants provides a valuable alternative to the parasitological diagnostic approach. This review discusses current developments in immunological techniques by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in the detection of ruminant fascioliasis and summarises the performance of various ELISAs in studies conducted to date. Indirect ELISAs demonstrated effective immunodiagnostic performance with high sensitivities and specificities. Cathepsin L ELISA is the most favourable antigen in serodiagnosis, among other recombinant and native proteins evaluated. Sandwich ELISA provides excellent sensitivity and specificity, which correlates well with the fluke burden. Utilising monoclonal antibodies in sandwich ELISA reduces the detection time and performance variations that commonly occur in polyclonal antibody ELISA.
- Subjects
FASCIOLIASIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; CHRONIC diseases; IMMUNOLOGY technique; PETS; PROTEOLYTIC enzymes; ZOONOSES; INFECTION; ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay; MAMMALS
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023, Vol 30, Issue 4, p25
- ISSN
1394-195X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21315/mjms2023.30.4.3