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Molecular and serological rapid tests as markers of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs in Costa Rica.
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Tropical parasitology [Trop Parasitol] 2014 Jul; Vol. 4 (2), pp. 111-4. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Introduction: Chagas disease is a zoonotic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and dogs are one of the main domestic reservoirs.<br />Materials and Methods: One molecular (OligoC-TesT, Coris Bioconcept) and one serological (T. cruzi-Detect, Inbios) rapid tests were evaluated as infection markers for T. cruzi in 102 dogs living in eight villages endemic for Chagas in Costa Rica.<br />Results: T. cruzi-Detect performed well as screening tool with 23.3% positive samples. The large number of invalid results (66.7%) observed in samples tested with OligoC-TesT precluded assessing the use of this new method as epidemiological tool to detect T. cruzi infection in dogs.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2229-5070
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Tropical parasitology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25250232
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/2229-5070.138539