Evaluation of elisa and ihat in serological diagnosis of proven cases of human hydatidosis

Abstract EN

Cystic hydatid disease(Hydatidosis) is the most serious tape-worm infection prevalent in the cattle and sheep raising area of the world.

Hydatidosis in man(as an accidental host) is caused by infection with the ova containing larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus.

In the last decade, different techniques have been employed for sero-diagnosis of hydatidosis; as IHA, IFA, ELISA, CCLE(Counter Current Immuno-electrophoresis).

This paper evaluated the validity of ELISA and IHA.

Since whole hydatid cyst fluid was used as a source of anti-gen for serodiagnosis.

Thirty surgical and pathological hydatidosis proven pa-tients were examined.

The sensitivity and specificity of ELISA were 96.7% & 97.5% respectively, and that of IHA were 86.7%, &95% respectively.