A modified agglutination test for the diagnosis of Besnoitia besnoiti infection

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 178, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 217-222

  Waap, Helga ^a   Cardoso, Rita ^b   Marcelino, Eduardo ^b   Malta, Joana ^c   Cortes, Helder ^d   Leitão, Alexandre ^b  

^a Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos LNIV   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^c STATISTICS PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agglutination test; Besnoitia besnoiti; Bovine besnoitiosis; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; BESNOITIA BESNOITI; BESNOITIOSIS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DILUTION; FRANCE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SKIN CYST; SPAIN;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; EUROPE; SARCOCYSTIDAE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BESNOITIA BESNOITI; BOVINAE;

EID: 79956262494     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.01.035     Document Type: Article

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