Evaluation of Toxocara cati Excretory–Secretory Larval Antigens in Serodiagnosis of Human Toxocariasis

Toxocariasis is the clinical term that is applied to infection in the human host with Toxocara species larvae. Serological tests are important tools for the diagnosis of toxocariasis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the excretory–secretory (ES) antigens of T. cati larvae using enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and also Western blotting for serodiagnosis of human toxocariasis.

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