Hydatidosis, caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, is one of the most important zoonosis with worldwide distribution. As its diagnosis by clinical symptoms and scanning alone is difficult and confusing, we designed the present study to achieve a sensitive and simple diagnostic method for epidemiological studies. Sera (250 samples) were collected from 90 cases of hydatidosis pro...

Comparative tests using inmunosorbent electron microscopy plus decoration and ELISA with antibodies against Garlic virus A (GarV-A) and Garlic virus C (GarV-C) coat proteins showed that they specifically recognize the respective viruses. On this basis, the GarV-A antiserum was used in DAS-ELISA tests to study the distribution of GarV-A in different regions of Argentina. A total of 2655 samples,...

tomato ringspot virus (torsv) is a member of the genus nepovirus, family secoviridae, causing substantial economically declining in perennial crops, including stone fruits, worldwide. during the years 2008 and 2009 a total number of 414 symptomatic and asymptomatic leaf samples were randomly collected from different stone fruit trees including peach, apricot, plum and sour cherry from fars and ...

fanleaf degeneration, a disease caused by grapevine fanleaf virus (gflv), is considered as the most destructive grapevine viral disease worldwide causing severe losses in vineyards, annually. gflv is apparently believed to have originated from ancient persia and therefore, to restrict it in its further infections, a precise identification along with a monitoring of its distribution pattern is c...