Screening for Echinococcus granulosus in dogs: Comparison between arecoline purgation, coproELISA and coproPCR with necropsy in pre-patent infections

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 287-292

  Lahmar, Selma ^a   Lahmar, Samia ^a   Boufana, Belgees ^b   Bradshaw, Helen ^b   Craig, P S ^b  

^a Ecole Nationale de Medecine Veterinaire   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arecoline; CoproELISA; CoproPCR; Dogs; Echinococcosis; Necropsy; Pre patent infection

Indexed keywords

ARECOLINE; DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOG; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SCREENING;

ANIMALS; ARECOLINE; AUTOPSY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZOONOSES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS;

EID: 33847062075     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.10.016     Document Type: Article

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