Comparison of serological methods for the diagnosis of Neospora caninum infection in cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 166-173

  Wapenaar, W ^a   Barkema, H W ^a   VanLeeuwen, J A ^a   McClure, J T ^a   O'Handley, R M ^b   Kwok, O C H ^c   Thulliez, P ^d   Dubey, J P ^c   Jenkins, M C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d Institut de Puericulture   (France)

Author keywords

Agglutination test; ELISA; Gold standard; Indirect fluorescent antibody test; Neospora caninum; Test comparison

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANADA; CATTLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; NEOSPORA; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BOS TAURUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 33845714680     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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