title: Development of an immunochromatographic test with recombinant EMA-2 for the rapid detection of antibodies against Babesia equi in horses.
abstract: An immunochromatographic test (BeICT) for the rapid detection of antibodies against Babesia equi was developed. It clearly differentiated B. equi-infected horses from B. caballi-infected and uninfected horses. The agreement with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay results was 96.7% in the detection of field sera. The results suggest that BeICT is rapid, simple, reliable, and suitable for use to detect B. equi infection in the field.
authors.affiliation: National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xuenan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xuan
authors.forename: Longshan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Shoufa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Naoaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Naoyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Igarashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D002845:Chromatography; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006736:Horses; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; C111468:EMA-2 protein, Babesia equi; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins