Kitsize | 12x8 |
Method | ELISA |
Incubationtime | 1x1h,1x30min,1x15min |
Standardrange | cut-offindex |
Specimen/Volumes | 10µLserum |
Substrate/isotope | TMB450nm |
RegulatoryStatus: | EU:CE |
Toxocaracanis(anascarid)isaparasiticnematode(roundworm)commonlyfoundintheintestineofdogs.Humansareparatenichostswhobecomeinfectedbyingestinginfectiveeggsincontaminatedsoil.Afteringestion,theeggsyieldlarvaethatpenetratetheintestinalwallandarecarriedbythecirculationtoawidevarietyoftissues(liver,heart,lungs,brain,muscle,eyes).Whilethelarvaedonotundergoanyfurtherdevelopmentinthesesites,theycancauseseverallocalreactionsthatarethebasisoftoxocariasis.Inmostcases,Toxocarainfectionsarenotserious,andmanypeople,especiallyadultsinfectedbyasmallnumberoflarvae(immatureworms),maynotnoticeanysymptoms.Themostseverecasesarerare,butaremorelikelytooccurinyoungchildren,whooftenplayindirt,oreatdirtcontaminatedbydogstool.ThetwomainclinicalpresentationsoftoxocariasisareOcularLarvaMigrans(OLM),aneyediseasethatcancauseblindness(eachyearmorethan700peopleinfectedwithToxocaraexperiencepermanentpartiallossofvision),andVisceralLarvaMigrans(VLM),adiseasethatcausesswellingofancillarybody’sorgansorcentralnervoussystem.Thepresenceofparasiteresp.infectionmaybeidentifiedby
- Microscopy
- SEROlogy:DetectionofantibodiesbyELISA