FASTest Anaplasma

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£136.40

x 10 Tests

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Description

Qualitative Detection Of Anaplasma ssp.

Test applicable to: Dog and Horse
Sample: Whole Blood, Plasma or Serum

FASTest Anaplasma an immunochromatographic “lateral flow” test using a recombinant, highly specific peptide for the fast and reliable detection of antibodies against Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma platys in whole blood, plasma or serum of infected dogs and horses.

Anaplasmosis is a bacterial tick-borne infectious disease. The agent, Anaplasma phagocyptophilum, mainly occurs in the northern hemisphere and causes granulocytotropic anaplasmosis. The disease occurs mostly in dogs or horses but other mammals and humans can also be infected.

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Symptoms

What are the symptoms of Anaplasmosis?

Symptoms are sufficiently serious to cause concern but once correctly diagnosed the disease can usually be quickly and effectively treated.

Clinical symptoms of Anaplasmosis are:

  • Apathy
  • Stiff muscles
  • Fever
  • Polyarthritis with joint pain
  • Swelling
  • Lameness
  • Weight loss
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Anaemia
  • Petechial haemorrhages
  • Increasing inflammatory values (CRP, haptoglobin)

A subarachnoid haemorrhage could also lead to central nervous disorders.

Most horses will show metabolic acidosis, oedema, laminitis and coffee brown urine.

Mortality rates in dogs and horses are low.

The cause of thrombocytic anaplasmosis is Anaplasma platys, which occurs worldwide and the infection can have the following symptoms:

  • Mild fever
  • Uveitis
  • Petechiae
  • Ecchymosis

Advantages

Advantages of FASTest Anaplasma

  • Store at Room Temperature – tests are instantly available for use
  • Long Shelf Life – typically 18 months
  • Simple test procedure
  • Results in 15 minutes
  • Competitively priced
  • Reliable clinical diagnostics

Instructions For Use

Instructions For Use

FASTest Anaplasma-Ehrlichia Instructions For Use

 

 

Additional information

Weight 108 g
Dimensions 13 × 9 × 8 cm