The Use of ELISA for Detection of Antibodies Against Trichinella Spp., in the Serum of Pigs to Kurbin District

Trichinellosis, an infection caused by the Trichinellaspp has been known to occur worldwide affecting almost all species of animals including man. It is an emerging or re- emerging disease in developed and developing countries. This survey was conducted to investigate the prevalence of trichinellosis in domestic pigs slaughtered in kurbin area, Albania. Three hundred sixtypig sera were collected at slaughter in an abattoir in kurbin . The sera samples were stored frozen at the parasitology research laboratory of the Department of Veterinary Public Health, Agricultural University of Tirana. Forserologicaldiagnosiswas useda indirect ELISA,PrioCHECK® Trichinella Ab. From the study resulted positive threepigs or 0.83% of serumtested. Keywords: Trichinella, pig, serology, diagnosis, ELISA, Kurbin.