title: Prevalence and diagnosis of Giardia infection in dogs and cats using a fecal antigen test and fecal smear.
abstract: The SNAP fecal enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) Giardia test was used to determine the prevalence of Giardia in dogs and cats with gastrointestinal signs. The test was positive in 241 (13.0%) dogs and 16 (4.1%) cats. Giardia cysts were detected in only 61 of the 241 dogs and 4 of the 16 cats that were test positive.
authors.affiliation: Bow Valley Research Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada. merle.olson@innovotech.ca
authors.forename: Merle E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: Nancy J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: Jessie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strout
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D002415:Cats; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D004285:Dogs; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan
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