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Dog-DAT: a direct agglutination test using stabilized, freeze-dried antigen for the serodiagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis

Linda Oskam, Rob J. Slappendel, Eef G.M. Beijer, Nel Kroon, C. W. van Ingen, S Özensoy, Yusuf Özbel, W. J. Terpstra

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We have evaluated the use of an improved direct agglutination test (DAT) based on stable, freeze-dried antigen for the detection of anti-Leishmania antibodies in canine serum samples. With a cut-off value of 1:640, the sensitivity of the DAT was shown to be 100% and the specificity of the test was 98.8%.

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Key concepts: Direct agglutination test, Antigen, Agglutination (biology), Visceral leishmaniasis, Leishmaniasis, Biology, Latex fixation test, Antibody