Development of a fast agglutination screening test (FAST) for the detection of anti-Leishmania antibodies in dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 1-8

  Schallig, H D F H ^a   Schoone, G J ^a   Beijer, E G M ^b   Kroon, C C M ^a   Hommers, M ^a   Ozbel Y ^c   Ozensoy S ^c   da Silva, E S ^d   Cardoso, L M ^e   da Silva, E D ^f  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^f Instituto de Technologia em Imunobiologicos   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Dog; Leishmania sp.; Serology

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT AGGLUTINATION TEST; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FAST AGGLUTINATION SCREENING TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEISHMANIA; NONHUMAN; SCREENING TEST; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MASS SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA SP.;

EID: 0037121005     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(02)00268-6     Document Type: Article

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