Amoebic Serology refers to blood tests used to detect antibodies against the parasite Entamoeba histolytica. This parasite is the causative agent of amoebiasis.
While the parasite primarily infects the intestines (causing amoebic dysentery), amoebic serology is most useful for diagnosing extraintestinal amoebiasis, where the parasite has invaded organs outside the gut, most commonly the liver, causing an Amoebic Liver Abscess (ALA).
