A comparison of coprological, serological and molecular methods for the diagnosis of horse infection with Anoplocephala perfoliata (Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea)

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 271-277

  Traversa, Donato ^a   Fichi, Gianluca ^b   Campigli, Michela ^b   Rondolotti, Anna ^c   Iorio, Raffaella ^a   Proudman, Christopher J ^d   Pellegrini, Duccio ^e   Perrucci, Stefania ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Accelera Srl   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e Veterinary Pratictioner   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anoplocephala perfoliata; Coprology; Diagnosis; ELISA; Horse; Nested PCR; Treatment

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; TAPEWORM INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CESTODA; CESTODE INFECTIONS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IVERMECTIN; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRAZIQUANTEL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ANOPLOCEPHALA PERFOLIATA; CESTODA; CYCLOPHYLLIDEA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 40249084012     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.12.032     Document Type: Article

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