Detección de antígenos de Dirofilaria immitis en caninos del Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá

ABSTRACT: Our goal was to determine the presence or absence of the nematode Dirofilaria immitis in over-one-year old dogs of the Metropolitan area of the Aburra Valley. 300 dogs were tested with an inmunochromatography lateral flow kit. 285 samples fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria, fin...

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Autores: Orozco Padilla, Sonia Cecilia, Arango Sierra, María Mercedes, Cardona, Wilder
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2006
País:Colombia
Recursos:Universidad de Antioquia
Repositório:Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/7790
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10495/7790
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Caninos - Enfermedades
Diagnóstico
Dirofilaria immitis
Nemátodos
Parásitos
Descrição
Resumo:ABSTRACT: Our goal was to determine the presence or absence of the nematode Dirofilaria immitis in over-one-year old dogs of the Metropolitan area of the Aburra Valley. 300 dogs were tested with an inmunochromatography lateral flow kit. 285 samples fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria, finding only one dog positive. It was concluded that this disease is not endemic in the studied area.