Serologic detection of Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-60

  Verzberger Epshtein, I ^a   Markham, R J F ^a   Sheppard, J A ^a   Stryhn, H ^a   Whitney, H ^b   Conboy, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b Animal Health Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus vasorum; Canine angiostrongylosis; French Heartworm; Sandwich ELISA

Indexed keywords

RABBIT ANTISERUM;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANADA; CANIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; LARVA; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SANDWICH ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SERUM;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS VASORUM; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRENOSOMA VULPIS; METASTRONGYLIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 37749019982     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.09.028     Document Type: Article

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