Comparison of different diagnostic protocols for the detection of Toxocara spp. in faecal samples of cats and dogs
SF-SSV was superior in terms of analytical and diagnostic sensitivity for the detection of Toxocara spp. eggs. For larger sets of samples, multiplex qPCR-based DNA detection represents an alternative to microscopy-based methods, based on the possibility of faster sample processing at similar costs to SF-SSV, and the ability to provide species-specific diagnoses.
Authors
- Gereon Schares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3217-289X)
- Helge Kampen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2754-3171)
- Pavlo Maksimov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9457-0658)
- Majda Globokar Vrhovec (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5169-8718)
- Birgit Schauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9847-130X)
- Franz J. Conraths (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7400-9409)
- Susan Mouchantat
- Nikola Pantchev
- Johanna Dups‐Bergmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8834-0445)
- Deliah Tamsyn Winterfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0027-4576)
Institutions
- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (DE)
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
- IDEXX Laboratories (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06524-x
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.09
Funders
- Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung