Dog echinococcosis in northern Spain: Comparison of coproantigen and serum antibody assays with coprological exam

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 102-111

  Benito, Aitziber ^a   Carmena, David ^a   Joseph, Lawrence ^b   Martínez, Jorge ^a   Guisantes, Jorge A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coproantigen; Echinococcus granulosus; Epidemiology; Intestinal dog echinococcosis; Spain

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CESTODE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FLOTATION; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION RATE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; SHEEP; SPAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES; TAENIIDAE;

EID: 33750167407     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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