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Nothing is perfect! Trouble-shooting in immunological and molecular studies of cestode infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2013

AKIRA ITO
AKIRA ITO*
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan
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*Corresponding author: Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan. Tel: +81 166 68 2686. Fax: +81 166 68 2429. E-mail: akiraito@asahikawa-med.ac.jp
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Summary

This personal review focuses on ways to approach and overcome some of the more common issues encountered while studying cestode zoonoses. The information presented here is based on the author's own experiences with immunological and molecular approaches for the detection of these parasites. There are many incongruities between immunological and molecular studies due to biased work. Nothing is perfect. Indirect approaches using either immunological, or even molecular tools, are limited without confirmation from direct evidence of infection. The dilemma of whether developing countries should develop their own diagnostic tests or rely on commercially available kits is also discussed.

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taeniasescysticercosesechinococcosesdiagnosis
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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 140 , Special Issue 13: Control of cestode zoonoses in Asia: role of basic and applied science , November 2013 , pp. 1551 - 1565
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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