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Survey of Feline Giardiasis by ELISA Test in Italy

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Abbreviations

ELISA:

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

EIA:

enzyme immunoassay

GSA:

Giardia-specific antigen

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  1. Dipartimento di Clinica Veterinaria, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Pisa

    R. Papini & G. Cardini

  2. Unità Sanitaria Locale 10, Florence

    G. Giuliani

  3. U.O. Epidemiologia Ambientale Occupazionale, Centro per lo Studio e la Prevenzione Oncologica (CSPO), Istituto Scientifico della Regione Toscana, Florence, Italy

    G. Gorini

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Papini, R., Giuliani, G., Gorini, G. et al. Survey of Feline Giardiasis by ELISA Test in Italy. Vet Res Commun 31, 297–303 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-006-3428-8

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