Evaluation of various diagnostic techniques for Trypanosoma evansi infections in naturally infected camels

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 49-54

  Pathak, K M L ^a   Singh, Yadvendra ^a   Meirvenne, N V ^b   Kapoor, M ^a  

^a University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biological test; Card agglutination test; Diagnosis; Double antibody sandwich enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Dromedary camel; Mercuric chloride test; Trypanosoma evansi; Trypanosomosis

Indexed keywords

MERCURIC CHLORIDE;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CAMEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; INOCULATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BLOOD; CAMELS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION STUDIES; IMMUNODIFFUSION; INDIA; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MICE; PARASITEMIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 0031006122     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)01091-6     Document Type: Article

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