Concordância entre duas técnicas coproparasitológicas para diagnóstico de Fasciola hepatica em bovinos Evaluation of two available methods to detect eggs of Fasciola hepatica in cattle faeces

Two different methods to detect Fasciola hepatica in faeces using kappa index were compared with four tamises technics and sequencial fitration in two tamises using Flukefinder® apparatus. High accordance between the two methods was observed. The values showed high sensibility and specificity.

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Veröffentlicht in:Arquivo brasileiro de medicina veterinária e zootecnia 2008-08, Vol.60 (4), p.1023-1025
Hauptverfasser: R.N. Faria, M.C. Cury, W.S. Lima
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Two different methods to detect Fasciola hepatica in faeces using kappa index were compared with four tamises technics and sequencial fitration in two tamises using Flukefinder® apparatus. High accordance between the two methods was observed. The values showed high sensibility and specificity.
ISSN:0102-0935
1678-4162
DOI:10.1590/S0102-09352008000400037