Differential serodiagnostics of Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati - is it possible?
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Differential serodiagnostics of Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati - is it possible? / Poulsen, C. S.; Skov, Søren; Yoshida, A.; Skallerup, Per; Maruyama, H.; Thamsborg, Stig Milan; Nejsum, Peter.
In: Parasite Immunology, Vol. 37, No. 4, 04.2015, p. 204-207.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Differential serodiagnostics of Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati - is it possible?
AU - Poulsen, C. S.
AU - Skov, Søren
AU - Yoshida, A.
AU - Skallerup, Per
AU - Maruyama, H.
AU - Thamsborg, Stig Milan
AU - Nejsum, Peter
N1 - © 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2015/4
Y1 - 2015/4
N2 - One of the most common zoonotic helminth infections is caused by species in the genus Toxocara, particularly Toxocara canis and T. cati (Syn. T. mystax). However, their relative contribution to toxocarosis in humans remains largely unknown because causative larvae are seldom recovered and uncertainties regarding the validity of existing serological assays. In this study, we used sera from a pig model experimentally infected with T. canis and T. cati to evaluate whether a Western blot could discriminate between the two species. No proteins were observed that could be used as a diagnostic tool. In addition, a heterogenic protein pattern between individual hosts was found, which was most pronounced in the T. cati-infected pigs. There is therefore an urgent need to optimize and validate current methods or develop new species-specific serological methods in order to implement appropriate control measures.
AB - One of the most common zoonotic helminth infections is caused by species in the genus Toxocara, particularly Toxocara canis and T. cati (Syn. T. mystax). However, their relative contribution to toxocarosis in humans remains largely unknown because causative larvae are seldom recovered and uncertainties regarding the validity of existing serological assays. In this study, we used sera from a pig model experimentally infected with T. canis and T. cati to evaluate whether a Western blot could discriminate between the two species. No proteins were observed that could be used as a diagnostic tool. In addition, a heterogenic protein pattern between individual hosts was found, which was most pronounced in the T. cati-infected pigs. There is therefore an urgent need to optimize and validate current methods or develop new species-specific serological methods in order to implement appropriate control measures.
U2 - 10.1111/pim.12181
DO - 10.1111/pim.12181
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25711956
VL - 37
SP - 204
EP - 207
JO - Parasite Immunology
JF - Parasite Immunology
SN - 0141-9838
IS - 4
ER -
ID: 138152739