Comparison of indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in detecting Babesia bigemina infection in cattle

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-74

  Reddy, G G B ^a   Mishra, A K ^a   Rao, J R ^a   Tewari, A K ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Babesia bigemina; ELISA; IIF

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; INFESTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; INSECT VECTORS; PREVALENCE; TICK INFESTATIONS;

EID: 0030632963     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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