Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with worm vomit and cercarial secretions of Schistosoma mansoni to detect infections in an endemic focus of Burkina Faso
Bahgat M, Sorgho H, Ouédraogo J, Poda J, Sawadogo L, Ruppel A. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with worm vomit and cercarial secretions of Schistosoma mansoni to detect infections in an endemic focus of Burkina Faso. Journal Of Helminthology 2006, 80: 19-23. PMID: 16469168, DOI: 10.1079/joh2005312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayDetectable eggsCercarial secretionsS. mansoni endemic areasKato-Katz thick smearsSchistosoma mansoniParasitological stool examinationEnzyme-linked immunosorbentHigh diagnostic sensitivityAdult Schistosoma mansoniStool examinationIgG reactivityStool specimensThick smearsOlder individualsEndemic fociDiagnostic sensitivityImmunosorbent assayOptical density valuesPositive reactionBurkina FasoVomitRespective percentagesMansoniSecretion