The sensitivity and specificity of two methods for detecting Fasciola infections in cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-24

  Anderson, N ^a   Luong, T T ^a   Vo, N G ^a   Bui, K L ^a   Smooker, P M ^b   Spithill, T W ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VETERINARY RESEARCH   (Viet Nam)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle Trematoda; Diagnosis Trematoda; Fasciola spp.; Sensitivity specificity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; EGG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; TECHNIQUE; VIET NAM;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES; LIVER; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIETNAM;

BOS TAURUS; FASCIOLA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0033059266     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(99)00026-6     Document Type: Article

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