Characterization of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei Plerocercoid Cysteine Protease and Potential Application for Serodiagnosis of Sparganosis.

• Main Authors: Li Na Liu (Author), Zhong Quan Wang (Author), Xi Zhang (Author), Peng Jiang (Author), Xin Qi (Author), Ruo Dan Liu (Author), Zi Fang Zhang (Author), Jing Cui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Sparganosis is a neglected but important food-borne parasitic zoonosis. Clinical diagnosis of sparganosis is difficult because there are no specific manifestations. ELISA using plerocercoid crude or excretory-secretory (ES) antigens has high sensitivity but has cross-reactions with other...