Improved Methods for the Diagnosis of African Trypanosomosis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 249-253

  Rebeski, D E ^a   Winger, E M ^a   Rogovic, B ^a   Robinson, M M ^a   Crowther, J R ^b   Dwinger, R H ^b  

^a Animal Production Unit   (Austria)

^b Joint FAO/IAEA Div of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Antigen; Diagnosis; ELISA; Trypanosoma congolense; Trypanosoma vivax

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, BOVINE;

EID: 0033090666     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761999000200024     Document Type: Article

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