| development of an indirect immunofluorescence technique for the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in bottlenose dolphins. | the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis is often complicated by the lack of specific clinical symptoms or postmortem features, in humans and other animals. the only diagnostic test described so far for the serological diagnosis of toxoplasma gondii in marine mammals is the modified agglutination test (dubey et al., am j vet res 48(8):1239-1243, 1987). the development of more sensible and specific immunological techniques requires specific antibodies, which are currently unavailable in the scientific mark ... | 2014 | 24221890 |
| development of an indirect immunofluorescence technique for the evaluation of generated antibody titers against erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in captive bottlenose dolphins (tursiops truncatus). | erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is the causative agent of erysipelas, a disease of many mammalian and avian species, mainly swine and turkeys. in cetaceans, erysipelas is considered to be the most common infection in juvenile individuals, which have not been vaccinated. moreover, the disease manifest in both forms, the dermatologic and the acute septicemic forms, has been reported in various species of dolphins and whales. it is difficult to diagnose erysipelas by currently available approaches. mo ... | 2014 | 25064337 |