Use of the commercial kit ANIGEN rapid Dirofilaria immitis Ag® in comparison with the modified Knott technique for incidence in dogs with dirofilariosis

Authors

  • Nailson Carvalho Batista
  • Nicholas Morais Bezerra
  • Ivana Cristina Nunes Gadelha
  • Maiko Edigleyson de Oliveira Borges
  • Sofia de Oliveira Cabral
  • Carlos Eduardo Vieira Dias
  • Sidnei Miyoshi Sakamoto
  • Carlos Iberê Alves Freitas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21708/avb.2008.2.3.703

Abstract

The incidence of positive animals for Dirofilaria immitis in the coastal cities such as Natal in Rio Grande do Norte is increasing due to be a reasonable area of incidence of Aedes scapularis mosquito (vector of the disease). The examinated area was the headquarters of the Special Operations Battalion of the Military Police of Natal (BOPE), due to its location close to mangroves and coastal area. The importance of positive identification of animals is not spread the disease, the uncaracter zoonosis. For this, the objective of this study was to demonstrate that the use of commercial kit Anigen Dirofilariasis ® is a immunochromatographic method of diagnosis quickly and accurately, thereby enabling start a more premature and with this lesser possibility of more severe cardiac lesions.

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Published

2008-10-31

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Original Articles / Artigos de Pesquisa

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