Recent advances in diagnosing pathogenic equine gastrointestinal helminths: The challenge of prepatent detection

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 192, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Andersen, U V ^a   Howe, D K ^b   Olsen, S N ^a   Nielsen, M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; ELISA; Horse; Parasites; PCR; Prepatent

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CLOSANTEL; CYATHOSTOMIN GUT ASSOCIATED LARVAL ANTIGEN 1; EXCRETORY SECRETORY ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; TRICLABENDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANOPLOCEPHALA PERFOLIATA; ANTIBODY TITER; ASCARID INFECTION; CESTODIASIS; CYATHOSTOMIN; CYATHOSTOMINOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLIASIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HORSE; INTESTINE PARASITE; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASCARIS EQUORUM; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE LINE BLOT ASSAY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLE INFECTION; STRONGYLUS EDENTATUS; STRONGYLUS VULGARIS; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; ASCARIDOIDEA; CESTODE; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; HORSE DISEASES; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRONGYLE INFECTIONS, EQUINE; STRONGYLOIDEA; VETERINARY;

ANOPLOCEPHALA PERFOLIATA; CESTODA; EQUIDAE; PARASCARIS EQUORUM; STRONGYLES; STRONGYLUS VULGARIS; VERMES;

ANIMALS; ASCARIDOIDEA; CESTODA; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLE INFECTIONS, EQUINE; STRONGYLOIDEA;

EID: 84871676684     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.11.003     Document Type: Review

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