The sensitivity of PCR and serology in different Theileria parva epidemiological situations in Rwanda

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 21-31

  Bazarusanga, Thomas ^a   Geysen, Dirk ^b   Vercruysse, Jozef ^c   Marcotty, Tanguy ^b  

^a Rwanda Animal Resources Development Authority (RARDA)   (Rwanda)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; PCR; Prevalence; Serology; Test sensitivity; Theileria parva

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOLOGY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RWANDA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; THEILERIA PARVA; TICK;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RWANDA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; THEILERIA PARVA; THEILERIASIS; TICKS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; IXODIDA; THEILERIA PARVA;

EID: 43049096731     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.02.017     Document Type: Article

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