Comparison of serological tests for equine trypanosomosis in naturally infected horses from Kazakhstan

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 131, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 221-225

  Claes, F ^a,b   Ilgekbayeva, G D ^c   Verloo, D ^d   Saidouldin, T S ^c   Geerts, S ^b   Buscher, P ^b   Goddeeris, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c KAZAKH NATIONAL AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY   (Kazakhstan)

^d VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Equine trypanosomosis; Republic of Kazakhstan; T. equiperdum; T. evansi

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORSE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAZAKHSTAN; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; KAZAKHSTAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 22244477361     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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