[Sensibility and reproducibility of a sedimental technique (Foreyt, 2005) for Fasciola hepatica diagnosis].
The purposes of this study were to evaluate the sensibility and reproducibility of Foreyt (2005) technique in the diagnosis of Fasciola hepatica. A total of 686 bovines were examined at a slaughtered house and 97 were positive for Fasciola hepatica. Feces samples were collected and 58 were positive for the Foreyt technique. The validity was tested by the sensibility (59.8%) and specificity (100%). The reproductability, calculated by the Kappa agreement was 0.70 and the Chi-square showed differences between the tests (p < 0.001).
Martins
Isabella V F
IV
Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Caixa Postal 16, Alegre, ES 29500-000, Brazil. isabella@cca.ufes.br
Bernardo
Cíntia C
CC
De Avelar
Bárbara R
BR
De Araújo
Isabela B B A
IB
Donatele
Dirlei M
DM
Nunes
Louisiane C
LC
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity