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Table 1 Detection of serum anti-Trichinella IgG in mice infected with Trichinella spiralis and other parasites by ELISA with the three T. spiralis antigen preparations

From: Early serodiagnosis of trichinellosis by ELISA using excretory–secretory antigens of Trichinella spiralis adult worms

Sera of mice infected with

No. of serum samples

ELISA with AW ES antigens

ELISA with AW crude antigens

ELISA with ML ES antigens

OD value \( \left(\overline{\mathrm{X}}\pm S\right) \)

No. of positive serum samples (%)

OD value \( \left(\overline{\mathrm{X}}\pm S\right) \)

No. of positive serum samples (%)

OD value \( \left(\overline{\mathrm{X}}\pm S\right) \)

No. of positive serum samples (%)

T. spiralis

35

0.60 ± 0.11

35 (100)

0.43 ± 0.09

35 (100)

0.58 ± 0.13

35 (100)

A. cantonensis

12

0.06 ± 0.01

0 (0)

0.05 ± 0.01

0 (0)

0.03 ± 0.01

0 (0)

S. mansoni

26

0.11 ± 0.04

0 (0)

0.12 ± 0.04

0 (0)

0.15 ± 0.03

0 (0)

S. japonicum

16

0.15 ± 0.05

0 (0)

0.12 ± 0.03

0 (0)

0.15 ± 0.06

0 (0)

T. gondii

6

0.10 ± 0.04

0 (0)

0.11 ± 0.05

0 (0)

0.14 ± 0.01

0 (0)

Normal mice

46

0.09 ± 0.02

0 (0)

0.12 ± 0.02

0 (0)

0.09 ± 0.02

0 (0)