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Speed Giardia
Giardiasis TestWhy use Speed® Giardia?
Giardiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the colonization of the intestinal mucosa with Giardia duodenalis. This zoonosis affects dogs, cats, and calves. The adult hosts are healthy carriers.
Infestation of young animals, through the ingestion of cysts (in drinking water) leads to a maldigestion-malabsorption syndrome and growth retardation.
When should you perform Speed® Giardia?
In the young dog and cat, Speed® Giardia is recommended between 6 weeks and 5 months of age, especially in cases of chronic and intermittent diarrhea that do not respond to classic antiparasitics.
Speed® Giardia is indicated in older cats in the event of chronic diarrhea. In young calves, from 8 days to 6 months of age, Speed® Giardia can be used to identify the cause of diarrhea and growth retardation that are responsible for significant economic losses.
- Speed® Giardia can be used to detect the excretion of Giardia cysts in dogs, cats, and cattle, and thus implement a specific treatment programme from the onset of the very first signs.
- Quick and easy to perform, Speed® Giardia can be performed during a consultation or visit in only 10 minutes.
- Speed® Giardia can be stored for 16 months at room temperature, between 2 and 30°C.
| METHOD: | Membrane Immunochromatography |
| ANALYSIS: | Detection of Giardia duodenalis cysts |
| SAMPLE: | faeces |
| PREPARATION: | 5 minutes |
| READING: | 5 minutes |
| STORAGE: | 16 months at room temperature (2 – 30°C) |
| PRESENTATION: | 5 tests |
| RELIABILITY: | Compared with the reference method, laboratory ELISA:
Sensitivity: 95.6% Specificity: 100% Detection threshold: 80 cysts / g of faeces (1) |
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