Dogs as victims of their own worms: Serodiagnosis of canine alveolar echinococcosis

Dogs as victims of their own worms: Serodiagnosis of canine alveolar echinococcosis

Abstract Background Besides acting as definitive hosts for Echinococcus multilocularis, dogs can become infected by the larval form of this parasite and thereby develop life-threatening alveolar echinococcosis (AE). Although AE is a zoonotic disease, most therapeutic and diagnostic approaches have b...

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Main Authors: C.F. Frey, N. Marreros, S. Renneker, L. Schmidt, H. Sager, B. Hentrich, S. Milesi, B. Gottstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Echinococcus multilocularis
Alveolar echinococcosis
Dog
ELISA
Western blot
RecEm95
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2369-0

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