Evaluation of four coproscopic techniques for detection of small trematode eggs in dog faeces

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 195, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 192-197

  Sindberg, Diana ^a   Nissen, Sofie ^a   Anh, Nguyen Thi Lan ^b   Johansen, Maria Vang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VETERINARY RESEARCH   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

DBL technique; Diagnosis; Dogs; Fish borne zoonotic trematodes; FLOTAC; Kato Katz; Modified DBL technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE; DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; FLOTAC TECHNIQUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KATO KATZ THICK SMEAR; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS; ANIMAL; DOG; DOG DISEASES; EVALUATION STUDY; FECES; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREMATODE INFECTIONS; VETERINARY; VIET NAM; ZOONOSIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; TREMATODA;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS; VIETNAM; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84878455846     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.03.016     Document Type: Article

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