Comparison of Diagnostic Tools for the Detection of <i>Dirofilaria immitis </i>Infection in Dogs

Comparison of Diagnostic Tools for the Detection of <i>Dirofilaria immitis </i>Infection in Dogs

In the last two decades, reports of canine heartworm (HW) infection have increased even in non-endemic areas, with a large variability in prevalence data due to the diagnostic strategy employed. This study evaluated the relative performance of two microtiter plate ELISA methods for the detection of...

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Main Authors: Rossella Panarese, Roberta Iatta, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Donald Szlosek, Jennifer Braff, Joe Liu, Frédéric Beugnet, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Melissa J. Beall, Domenico Otranto
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Pathogens
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<b><i>Keywords:</i></b> <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i>
modified Knott’s test
ELISA
immune complex dissociation
serological assays
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/6/499

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