Kirsty L Lightbody, Andrew Austin, Peter A Lambert, Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Laura Jürgenschellert, Jürgen Krücken, Martin K Nielsen, Guillaume Sallé, Fabrice Reigner, Callum G Donnelly, Carrie J Finno, Nicola Walshe, Grace Mulcahy, Nicola Housby-Skeggs, Steven Grice, Kathrin K Geyer, Corrine J Austin, Jacqueline B Matthews
Cyathostomins are ubiquitous equine nematodes. Infection can result in larval cyathostominosis due to mass larval emergence. Although faecal egg count (FEC) tests provide estimates of egg shedding, these correlate poorly with burden and provide no information on mucosal/luminal larvae. Previous studies describe a serum IgG(T)-based ELISA (CT3) that exhibits utility for detection of mucosal/luminal cyathostomins. Here, this ELISA is optimised/validated for commercial application using sera from horses for which burden data were available...
August 1, 2023: International Journal for Parasitology