Antemortem diagnosis of canine neural angiostrongylosis using ELISA

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 128-131

  Lunn, J ^a   Lee, R ^b   Martin, P ^a   Malik, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Western Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ATAXIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GASTROPODA;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; HELMINTH ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PREDNISOLONE;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM HELMINTHIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; PREDNISOLONE; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342648835     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2003.tb11071.x     Document Type: Article

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