Impact of heat treatment on antigen detection in sera of Angiostrongylus vasorum infected dogs

Abstract Background In the last decade serological tests for detection of circulating Angiostrongylus vasorum antigen and specific antibodies have been developed and adopted for individual diagnosis and epidemiological studies in dogs. Although confirmed positive at necropsy, antigen detection was n...

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Main Authors: Nina Gillis-Germitsch, Manuela Schnyder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Dog
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2366-3