Evaluation of antigen and antibody rapid detection tests for Trypanosoma evansi infection in camels in Kenya

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-141

  Ngaira, J M ^a,c   Bett, B ^b   Karanja, S M ^b   Njagi, E N M ^c  

^a PO Box 362 ^*  (Kenya)

^b Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute   (Kenya)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Camel; CATT T. evansi; Kenya; Suratex ; Trypanosoma evansi

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CALCULATION; CAMEL; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EVALUATION; HEMATOCRIT; HERD; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KENYA; MCNEMAR TEST; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE SERODIAGNOSIS; PREDICTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SCREENING; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 0038689212     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(03)00112-2     Document Type: Article

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