Control line failure in Angiostrongylus vasorum point‐of‐care serology test in dogs with angiostrongylosis due to suspected hook effect
E. N. Barker,
J. R. Payne,
H. Wilson
Abstract:ObjectivesAngiostrongylosis is a significant differential for a diverse range of clinical signs in dogs, many of whom present acutely and sometimes with fatal consequences. Point‐of‐care diagnostic assays include a commercially available Angiostrongylus vasorum qualitative direct lateral flow assay.Materials and MethodsCase records from one referral centre from dogs with an invalid A. vasorum lateral flow assay, comprising an absent control line alongside a visible test line, were reviewed. As control line fai… Show more
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