Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diagnosis of taenia saginata cysticercosis by immunohistochemical test on formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded bovine lesions.
- Journal:
- Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Ogunremi, Oladele et al.
- Affiliation:
- Centre for Animal Parasitology · Canada
Abstract
A new method of diagnosing cysticercus or larval stage of the human tapeworm, Taenia saginata, also known as Cysticercus bovis, in formalin-fixed bovine tissue was developed using a monoclonal antibody to T. saginata and avidin-biotin complex immunohistochemistry. Grossly recognizable viable and degenerate cysts were identifiable after immunohistochemical staining and could be differentiated from Sarcocystis, Actinobacillus, or non-cyst, normal bovine structures. Thenew test should permit laboratory confirmation of suspected T. saginata cysticercus lesions.
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