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Diagnosis using conventional '''faecal floatation''' methods has low sensitivity, due to uneven egg distribution in faeces. However, it is highly specific, as the tapeworm eggs are distinctively angular and readily identified.

Diagnosis using conventional '''faecal floatation''' methods has low sensitivity, due to uneven egg distribution in faeces. However, it is highly specific, as the tapeworm eggs are distinctively angular and readily identified.

'''Serological diagnosis''' with [[ELISA testing|enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)]] using excretory/secretory (E/S) antigens has been developed to detect the antibody in serum (Proudman and Trees, 1996).

'''Serological diagnosis''' with [[ELISA testing|enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)]] using excretory/secretory (E/S) antigens has been developed to detect the antibody in serum (Proudman and Trees, 1996) although the accuracy of its application in donkeys is uncertain. [http://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/ The Donkey Sanctuary] does not use this diagnostic technique.

==Treatment==

==Treatment==