To diagnose a<unk>  infection in humans, a serodiagnosis ELISA can be used to target anti-sparganum IgG antibodies within the blood. This diagnostic method is useful around 10–12 days post infection and is almost 100% effective at detecting the anti-sparganum antibodies in the 14–22 days post infection. Serodiagnosis of sparganosis is a useful early detection method. Another method of diagnosing sparganosis is a biopsy of a subcutaneous sample. An early detection sera detects the cysteine protease of some species of<unk>  excretory-secretory proteins. This option proves to be the best choice for early diagnostic methods in regards to early antigen identification. Some imaging methods such as CT or MRI scans can be used to identify spargana larvae in other areas of the body, like the brain. When diagnosing an infection in animals, proglottids from the worm itself may have broken off and ended up in the feces along with eggs. The proglottids can be microscopically identified as being in the Order of Pseudophyllidea because they have medial genital pores, but the actual genus of the worm could not be specifically identified from proglottids alone. The specificity of the worm genus or species would require differentiation based upon the uterus and egg morphology.
Spirometra
Amoeba
Leech
Plerocercoid
Microfilaria
Schistocyte
Schistosoma
Aegyptiacum