Efficacy evaluation of diagnosis of Dirofilaria repens infection in dogs using the D. repens somatic antigen

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EFFICACY EVALUATION OF DIAGNOSIS OF DIROFILARIA REPENS
INFECTION IN DOGS USING THE D. REPENS SOMATIC ANTIGEN


Beskrovnaya Yu.G., Nagorny S.A., Vaserin Yu.I. 
Rostov Scientific Research Institute of Medical Parasitology.


Summary. 

Based on the performed investigations one concluded that ELISA using the D. repens purified antigen was the effective method of diagnosis of D. repens infection in dogs at low level of microfilaremia and atypical form of infection. That opened the new perspectives of treatment of D. repens infection in dogs as well as provided the different diagnosis and prevention of further risk of infection prevalence in the areas with high incidence of that infection. 


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