The rK39 immunochromatic dipstick testing: A study for K39 seroprevalence in dogs and human leishmaniasis patients for possible animal reservoir of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in endemic focus of Satluj river valley of Himachal Pradesh (India)

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-55

  Sharma, Nand ^a   Mahajan, Vikram ^a   Negi, Ajit ^a   Verma, Ghanshyam ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Canine leishmaniasis; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Dogs; Himachal Pradesh; rK39 dipstick test; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; K39 ANTIGEN; PARASITE ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOG; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INDIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INDIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RIVERS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 59249101991     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.45221     Document Type: Article

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