A sero-epidemiological study of visceral leishmaniosis in Izmir District, Turkey.
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 1998
Yazarlar: N Altintas, A Yolasigmaz, N Sakru, S Yazar, S Ertug, Yusuf ÖZBEL
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, Uluslararası, 1998, cilt 28, ss 389-94
Özet
Visceral leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum have been reported in Turkey. A total of 2055 blood samples collected in Izmir and six surrounding villages were tested for anti-Leishmania antibodies. Three established immunodiagnostic techniques, indirect fluorescence antibody (IFA), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and direct agglutination test (DAT), were employed using promastigotes and rK39 as antigens for the detection of anti-Leishmania antibodies. Five sero-positive cases (0.24%) were detected by the three tests used.