Serological responses in porcine cysticercosis: A link with the parasitological outcome of infection

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1191-1198

  Deckers, N ^a,b   Kanobana, K ^a   Silva, M ^c   Gonzalez, A E ^c   Garcia, H H ^d   Gilman, R H ^e,f   Dorny, P ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NEUROLÓGICAS   (Peru)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Circulating antigen; Experimental infection; Pig; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; CYST; DETECTION METHOD; HEALTH MONITORING; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; MODELING; PARASITOLOGY; PIG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARCASS; CYST (RESTING STAGE); CYSTICERCOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CYSTICERCOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; PROGNOSIS; SUS SCROFA; SWINE DISEASES; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 44349130865     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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