Rapid screening of embryonated chicken eggs for bluetongue virus infection with an antigen capture enzyme linked immunosorbent assay

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-46

  Hosseini, M ^a   Hawkes, R A ^b   Kirkland, P D ^b   Dixon, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antigen capture ELISA, Embryonated chicken eggs; Bluetongue virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN BHK; CHICKEN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EGG; EMBRYO; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SHEEP; VIRUS DETECTION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CELL LINE; CHICK EMBRYO; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FREEZING; LIVER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031763957     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(98)00096-2     Document Type: Article

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