Serodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis in naturally infected camels

Parasitology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 245-251

  Ibrahem, M M ^a   Rafiei, A ^a   Dar, F K ^a   Azwai, S M ^a   Carter, S D ^a   Craig, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigen; Camel (Camelus dromedarius); ELISA; Hydatid infection; IgG

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PARASITE ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAMEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST FLUID; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HYDATID CYST; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SERODIAGNOSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; STANDARDIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CAMELS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036736487     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182002002044     Document Type: Article

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