Serological Study of Fascioliasis Using Indirect ELISA in Gorgan City, Golestan Province, Northern Iran.

Background: Fascioliasis is a neglected zoonotic disease, caused by Fasciola species in human and livestock. We aimed to detect the seroprevalence of human fascioliasis Gorgan City, Golestan Province, northern Iran using ELISA method in 2017. Methods: Overall, 612 serum samples were analyzed. A relevant questionnaire for demographic data was obtained for all cases. An indirect ELISA test was used to detect IgG antibodies against Fasciolain the sera. The data analysis was performed employing SPSS program version 21. Results: Eleven cases (1.79%) were seropositive for fascioliasis. The seroprevaence of fascioliasis was 1.9% and 1.1% among males and females, respectively. There was no statistically significant association between the fascioliasis and ana-lyzed variables such as sex, age, residence, job, education, etc. Conclusion: This study was conducted only on the people referring to the Ref-erence Laboratory of Gorgan. It cannot be distributed to the whole city. Thus, due to importance of the disease, finding the seroprevalence of fascioliasis in a comprehensive survey in Golestan Province should be accounted in further studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]