Table 2 Anti-Trichinella immunoglobulin G levels in serum samples of mice infected with different Trichinella species by the recombinant T. spiralis trypsin-enyzme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the excretory/secretory antigens-ELISA
Trichinella species | No. of serum samples | rTsTryp-ELISA | ES antigens-ELISA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OD value (mean ± SD) | No. of positive samples (%) | OD value (mean ± SD) | No. of positive samples (%) | ||
T. nativa | 23 | 0.61 ± 0.69 | 19 (82.6) | 0.73 ± 0.70 | 18 (78.3) |
T. britovi | 14 | 1.19 ± 0.65 | 14 (100) | 1.63 ± 0.63 | 14 (100) |
T. nelsoni | 15 | 1.12 ± 0.56 | 15 (100) | 1.44 ± 0.53 | 15 (100) |
T. pseudospiralis | 35 | 0.41 ± 0.51 | 15 (42.9) | 0.32 ± 0.36 | 12 (34.3) |
Uninfected mice | 50 | 0.11 ± 0.02 | 0 | 0.12 ± 0.04 | 0 |