Binz G, Allsopp R
Bull World Health Organ. 1972;47(6):781-3.
The first use of the latex agglutination test (LAT) for determining the frequency of circulating trypanosomal antibodies in a sample of game animals collected in the Lambwe Valley, Kenya, is described. The immunological examination of animals belonging to 9 species revealed an incidence of circulating antibody of 25.5%, which was only slightly higher than, and therefore in close agreement with, the results of a concurrent parasitological survey. It is concluded that the LAT is very suitable for determining the overall incidence of trypanosomal infections in wildlife communities.
本文描述了首次使用乳胶凝集试验(LAT)来测定在肯尼亚拉姆韦山谷采集的野生动物样本中循环锥虫抗体的频率。对9个物种的动物进行的免疫学检查显示,循环抗体的发生率为25.5%,仅略高于同时进行的寄生虫学调查结果,因此两者结果密切相符。得出的结论是,乳胶凝集试验非常适合于确定野生动物群体中锥虫感染的总体发生率。