Advances in the diagnosis of Ascaris suum infections in pigs and their possible applications in humans

Parasitology

Volumn 141, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 1904-1911

  Vlaminck, Johnny ^a   Levecke, Bruno ^a   Vercruysse, Jozef ^a   Geldhof, Peter ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ascariasis; Ascaris lumbricoides; Ascaris suum; diagnosis; ELISA; serology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERD; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; LUNG LESION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SWINE DISEASE; WORM; ANIMAL; ASCARIS SUUM; FECES; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PARASITOLOGY; PIG; VETERINARY;

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; ASCARIS SUUM; SUIDAE;

ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS SUUM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 84927730595     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182014000328     Document Type: Article

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