摘要 |
Title: Improvements in or Relating to Detection of Equine Disease Disclosed is a method of detecting a tapeworm infestation in an equid animal subject, the method comprising the step of performing, in vitro, (a) an assay on a saliva sample, obtained from the subject, to detect the presence and/or amount in the sample of a first analyte which is or comprises antibody specific to antigen/s from the tapeworm; and (b) an assay on a saliva sample, obtained from the subject, to measure the amount and/or concentration of a second analyte, the result of which assay gives a measure of the dilution of the sample. |