Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of anti-Trypanosoma evansi equine antibodies

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-157

  Reyna Bello, Armando ^a   García, Francisco A ^b   Rivera, Manuel ^b   Sansó, Bruno ^c   Aso, Pedro M ^c  

^a Universidad Nacional Experimental Simon Rodriuez   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; ELISA; Horse; IFA; Trypanosoma evansi

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BAYES THEOREM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GOATS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KINETICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; VENEZUELA;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 0031733954     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00199-X     Document Type: Article

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