Are antigen test kits efficient for detecting heartworm-infected dogs at the southern distribution limit of the parasite in South America? Preliminary results

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-115

  Vezzani, D ^a   Fontanarrosa, M F ^b   Eiras, D F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Laboratorio Diagnostico en Animales Pequenos Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Commercial heartworm antigen test kits; Dirofilaria immitis; Efficiency

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROFILARIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SOUTH AMERICA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 43849107291     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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