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The disadvantage of rK39?

visceral leishmaniasis

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Question added by adam albadawi , national health laboratory , Dr.mohammad eltaeb
Date Posted: 2017/03/27
Dimitris Kamargiannis
by Dimitris Kamargiannis , E Vip Security Services , E Vip

An rK39 immunochromatographic test and immunofluorescent-antibody test (IFAT) for serodiagnosis of canine leishmaniasis were evaluated. The two tests showed correlation for all but one of the sera obtained from 68 dogs confirmed as leishmaniasis cases and 40 dogs (22 healthy dogs and 18 dogs with other diseases) from areas where the disease is not endemic. Specificity was 100% for both tests, while sensitivity was 97% for the rapid test and 99% for IFAT.

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