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==Prevention==

==Prevention==

Faecal tapeworm ELISA test: senstivity 70%, specificity 95%(40).

Identification of infected animals based upon detection of eggs in feces is labor intensive and unreliable. This study involved the development of a test for A.perfoliata coproantigen using an antigen capture enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and correctly distinguished between infected and uninfected animals in a trial with a small sample size.(Kania)

*An adequate tapeworm control programme

 

Faceal worm egg counts do not reliably detect horses infected with ''A.perfoliata'' and a coproantigen capture ELISA also demonstrates poor sensitivity (Kania).  A serological ELISA has been developed which has a sensitivity of 70% and a specificity of 95%(40)

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