Observations on the use of ELISA for detection of Babesia bigemina specific antibodies

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 51-61

  El Ghaysh, A ^a   Sundquist, B ^b   Christensson, D A ^b   Hilali, M ^a   Nassar, A M ^a  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Babesia bigemina; Cattle Protozoa; Diagnosis Protozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; GALLUS GALLUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0029867821     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00799-7     Document Type: Article

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