Concordância entre duas técnicas coproparasitológicas para diagnóstico de Fasciola hepatica em bovinos Evaluation of two available methods to detect eggs of Fasciola hepatica in cattle faeces

Abstract

Two different methods to detect Fasciola hepatica in faeces using kappa index were compared with four tamises technics and sequencial fitration in two tamises using Flukefinder® apparatus. High accordance between the two methods was observed. The values showed high sensibility and specificity.

Keywords

• bovinos
• Fasciola hepatica
• técnicas coprológicas
• diagnóstico
• cattle
• Fasciola hepatica
• coprological method
• diagnosis