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Table 5 Results of tests on saline solutions containing excretory/secretory antigens of Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, Dipylidium caninum, Taenia taeniaeformis and Mesocestoides sp.

From: Heat treatment and false-positive heartworm antigen testing in ex vivo parasites and dogs naturally infected by Dirofilaria repens and Angiostrongylus vasorum

Parasite

Worm

Gender

SNAP® HTWM

SNAP®

4Dx® Plus

Witness®

Speed Diro™

PetChek®

DiroCHEK®

T. canis

F

+

+

+

+

++

++

T. canis

M

0

0

+

0

0

0

T. canis

M

0

0

0

0

0

0

T. cati

F

++

0

++

+

++

++

T. cati

F

+

0

++

+

++

++

T. cati

M

0

0

++

+

0

++

T. cati

M

0

0

++

0

0

++

T. cati

Larvaea

0

0

0

0

0

0

T. taeniaeformis b

 

++

+++

++

+

++

++

D. caninum c

 

+

++

+

+

+

+

D. caninum c

 

+

++

+

++

++

+

Mesocestoides sp.d

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1. aFive short immature adult/larvae (recovered from the intestinal lumen) in the same tube. bWhole parasite. cOne terminal gravid segment for each tube. dFive tetrathyridium (peritoneal larvae) into the same tube