Comparative evaluation of an indirect ELISA test for diagnosis of swine cysticercosis employing antigen from Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps metacestodes

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-140

  Nunes, Cáris Maroni ^a   Biondi, Germano Francisco ^b   Heinemann, Marcos Bryan ^c   Richtzenhain, Leonardo José ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Fac Vet Med Zootechny S P   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Immunodiagnosis; Indirect ELISA; Swine cysticercosis; Taenia crassiceps; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESTODE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS REACTION; CYSTICERCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS;

ANIMAL; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TAENIA;

EID: 0034634610     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00355-1     Document Type: Article

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