A comprehensive evaluation of an ELISA for the diagnosis of the two most common ascarids in chickens using plasma or egg yolks

A comprehensive evaluation of an ELISA for the diagnosis of the two most common ascarids in chickens using plasma or egg yolks

Abstract Background Classical faecal egg counts (FEC) provide less reliable diagnostic information for nematode infections in chickens. We developed an ELISA based on Ascaridia galli antigens and tested two hypotheses, as follows: (i) IgY antibodies developed against A. galli will also be useful to...

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Main Authors: Gürbüz Daş, Mark Hennies, Birgit Sohnrey, Shayan Rahimian, Kalyakorn Wongrak, Manuel Stehr, Matthias Gauly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Helminth
Nematode
Non-invasive diagnosis
Poultry
ROC analysis
Test accuracy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2121-9

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