Cat#:EIA-687C;Product Name:Echinococcus IgG ELISA kit;Size:96T;Sample:serum and plasma;Intended use:in-vitro diagnostic;Synonym:Hydatid worm; Echinococcus granulosus; EHG; Echinococcus;Background:Echinococcus spp. are 1.4 - 6 mm long tapeworms with 3 - 5 segments. The two species E.granulosus and E. multilocularis are principally responsible for human disease. These species are the aetiological agents of hydatid disease, a zoonotic infection of worldwide distribution, in man and other intermediate hosts. The definitive host for E. granulosus is the dog, with sheep or cattle acting as intermediate hosts following ingestion of contaminated dog faeces. Man is also infected coincidentally by contact with contaminated dog faeces. The definitive hosts for this organism are foxes and dogs, with small rodents acting as intermediate hosts. Infection is mainly acquired by ingestion of contaminated fruits and vegetables. Most of the symptoms of echinococcosis arise from the compression of adjacent host structures by the gradually enlarging hydatid cyst. The preferred form of treatment is surgical removal of the intact cyst. In E. multilocularis infections the germinal membrane is not confined within a single cyst, and scolices develop in an uncontrolled manner, often with extensive local invasion and infiltration, particularly in the liver. Unlike classical hydatid disease, this renders little possibility of effective surgical resection. The disease can stay without symptoms over a period of some years. Depending on the extension and the localisation of the cysts, there can be different symtoms like epigastric pain, ikterus, bilious vomiting, thoracodynia or paresis. The lethality caused by E. granulosus infections is between 2 - 4%, by E. multilocularis infections between 52 - 94%, after surgical or chemotherapeutical treatment between 10 - 14 %.;Species Reactivity:parasite;Application:quantitative;Storage:Unopened Kit: Store at 2 - 8°C. Do not use past kit expiration date. Opened/Reconstituted Reagents: TMB Solution A; TMB Solution B; TMB Stop Solution; Wash Buffer; HRP-conjugate antibody The above mentioned reagents should be stored for up to 1 month at 2 - 8°C. Microplate Wells: Return unused wells to the foil pouch containing the desiccant pack, reseal along entire edge of zip-seal. May be stored for up to 1 month at 2 - 8°C.;Usage:For Lab Research Use Only;Detection Principle:I-ELISA;