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Título: Evaluation of different diagnostic tests for Trypanosoma evansi infection among horses and camels in the Punjab Region, Pakistan
Autores/as: Hassan, M.
Muhammad, G.
Gutierrez, C. 
Iqbal, Z.
Shakoor, A.
Jabbar, A.
Palabras clave: Dromedary Camels
Surra
Suratex(R)
Prevalence
Fecha de publicación: 2005
Editor/a: 0971-6777
Publicación seriada: Journal of Camel Practice and Research 
Resumen: Parasitological, serological and biochemical tests were used to determine Trypanosoma evansi infection in 170 horses and 150 camels sampled from Punjab region, Pakistan. The micro-Haematocrit Centrifugation Technique was used as gold standard method. Wet blood films, thin stained smears and thick stained smears showed a sensitivity of 0.8 and a specificity of 1. Positive and negative predictive values were 1 and 0.99, respectively. Serology using Suratex (R) showed a sensitivity of 1 and a specificity of 0.99. Positive and negative predictive values were 0.83 and 1, respectively. Biochemical tests showed a very low positive predictive value (around 0.38). None of the equines resulted positive at any method. In contrast, 5 (3.3%) and 6 (4%) camels were positive at parasitological and serological examination, respectively. These results seem to indicate that T. evansi infection has a relatively low prevalence in the Punjab region.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/51933
ISSN: 0971-6777
Fuente: Journal of Camel Practice and Research[ISSN 0971-6777],v. 12, p. 95-97
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