Recent developments in the diagnosis of ectoparasite infections and disease through a better understanding of parasite biology and host responses

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-53

  Wells, Beth ^a   Burgess, Stewart T G ^a   McNeilly, Tom N ^a   Huntley, John F ^a   Nisbet, Alasdair J ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Ectoparasites; Host responses; Mites

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMODEX; DERMANYSSUS GALLINAE INFESTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECTOPARASITOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIVESTOCK; MICROFLUIDICS; MITE INFESTATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOROPTIC MANGE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MITES;

ACARI; ANIMALIA;

EID: 84855978649     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: 10961194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2011.07.002     Document Type: Review

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