A comparative evaluation of parasitological, serological and DNA amplification methods for diagnosis of natural Trypanosoma evansi infection in camels

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-373

  Singh, Narender ^a   Pathak, K M L ^a   Kumar, Rajender ^a  

^a University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Ag ELISA; Camels; Diagnosis protozoa; PCR; Trypanosoma evansi

Indexed keywords

DNA; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CAMEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDEMA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INDIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CAMELS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNE SERA; INDIA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RABBITS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 9644276981     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.08.013     Document Type: Article

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