An ELISA for sensitive and specific detection of circulating antigen of Angiostrongylus vasorum in serum samples of naturally and experimentally infected dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 152-158

  Schnyder, M ^a   Tanner, I ^a   Webster, P ^b   Barutzki, D ^c   Deplazes, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Veterinary Laboratory Freiburg ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus vasorum; Canine angiostrongylosis; Circulating antigen; Dog; ELISA; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS VASORUM ANTIGEN; ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRENOSOMA VULPIS INFECTION; CROSS REACTION; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXOCARIASIS;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOXES; RABBITS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS VASORUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRENOSOMA VULPIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TOXOCARA CANIS; VERMES;

EID: 79957616645     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.01.054     Document Type: Article

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