Evaluation of four serological techniques to determine the seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and coyotes (Canis latrans) on Prince Edward Island, Canada

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 51-58

  Wapenaar, W ^a   Barkema, H W ^b   Schares, G ^c   Rouvinen Watt, K ^d   Zeijlemaker, L ^a   Poorter, B ^a   O'Handley, R M ^e   Kwok, O C H ^f   Dubey, J P ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coyote; ELISA; Fox; IFAT; Immunoblot; Neospora agglutination test; Neospora caninum; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COYOTE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOX; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SERUM;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; COCCIDIOSIS; COYOTES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FOXES; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NEOSPORA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

CANIDAE; CANIS LATRANS; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 33847778658     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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