La Cysticercose musculaire bovine : méthodes de diagnostic immunologique

Abstract

A la fois source et conséquence du téniasis humain par Taenia saginata, la cysticercose bovine s'accroît chaque année en France dans des proportions importantes :

Antigenic components of Taenia saginata and their relevance to the diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis by immunoelectrophoresis

“…Many immunological tests have been used for the diagnosis of this condition of bovines but the results are fairly inconsistent and, in general, not satisfactory. Some of these aspects and the nature of antigens used are dealt with in literature (Soule, Chevrier and Pantaleon, 1972;OMS, 1976;Geerts, Kumar and Vercruysse, 1977). The proglottides of Taenia saginata have been used as antigen source in most of the instances but the complexity of this antigen is well known since, besides possessing the fraction specific for cysticercosis, this contains various other fractions of diverse nature which share identity with the host components as well as with other helminth antigens.…”