Publications by authors named "Elizandra R Schoenardie"
Article Synopsis
- Toxocariasis is a disease caused by a parasite, and measuring IgM levels can make it hard to tell if the infection is new or ongoing.
- This study aimed to use a method called indirect ELISA, combined with urea treatment, to distinguish between acute and chronic cases of Toxocariasis in mice.
- Results showed that IgG avidity was low (7.25-27.5%) in the first 15 days of infection, indicating an acute infection, but increased (31.4-58%) after 60 days, suggesting a shift to chronic infection.
Visceral toxocariasis is a neglected zoonosis caused by Toxocara canis larvae in unusual hosts. In dogs, the definitive host, the infection occurs mainly through transplacental and transcolostral transmission. Studies on experimental models have shown that vertical transmission may result from acute infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe seroprevalence of Toxocara canis antibodies in children aged from 1 to 12 yr old was evaluated in Pelotas City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Human toxocariasis or visceral larva migrans (VLM) was diagnosed with the use of an ELISA based on the T. canis excretory-secretory (TES) antigens; Western blotting was used to confirm the ELISA-positive results.
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