There are several suppliers of slides for IFA, but to my knowledge
there are not other immunoassays that are commercial. Even if some do
show, beware of false positives. Early results indicate much potential
crossreaction. I do know of some working on this, but it probably
won't be available for about a year or so.
MHughes77 at aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 96-05-16 14:37:33 EDT, svokaty at iica.org.gy (svokaty)
>writes:
>>I have had an inquiry from a local medical laboratory as to whether test
>>kits are available for Ehrlichia diagnosis -- serology, I suppose. Does
>>anyone know of a test kit for canine Ehrlichiosis, and, if so, could they
>>please send a source, including FAX or address?
>>Thanks,
>>Sandra Vokaty
>>IICA Office in Guyana
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>From: svokaty at iica.org.gy (svokaty)
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>Date: 96-05-16 14:37:33 EDT
>Dear Tryplinkers,
>I have had an inquiry from a local medical laboratory as to whether test
>kits are available for Ehrlichia diagnosis -- serology, I suppose. Does
>anyone know of a test kit for canine Ehrlichiosis, and, if so, could they
>please send a source, including FAX or address?
>Thanks,
>Sandra Vokaty
>IICA Office in Guyana
Bryan Kiehl
GenBio
GenBio at msn.com
San Diego, CA
