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Further investigations of a hydatid focus in North-West Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

Isobel L. Moir ,
Caroline J. Chrystall ,
A. W. L. Joss  and
H. Williams
Isobel L. Moir
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness IV2 3UJ
Caroline J. Chrystall
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness IV2 3UJ
A. W. L. Joss
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness IV2 3UJ
H. Williams
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness IV2 3UJ
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A serological survey carried out on 1379 school-children from Skye and Mallaig in the N.W. of Scotland failed to show evidence of subclinical cases of hydatidosis. There appeared to be a relatively low level of exposure to the parasite, as judged by ELISA and IHA tests. Thirty-one children reacted positively in the ELISA; only one child had a transient positive result in the IHA test. Surveillance of these children will be continued for the present but the duration required is uncertain. The local population appeared to be well aware of the mode of spread of the parasite and the methods for its control.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 96 , Issue 1 , February 1986 , pp. 113 - 119
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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