Statistical evaluation of a commercial Neospora caninum competitive ELISA in the absence of a gold standard: application to wild elk (Cervus elaphus) in Alberta.

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Published in Parasitol Res on May 27, 2014

Authors

Mathieu Pruvot1, Wendy Hutchins, Karin Orsel

Author Affiliations

1: University of Calgary, Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada, mpruvot@ucalgary.ca.

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