Preliminary studies on the use of solid-phase immunosorbent techniques for the rapid detection of Wesselsbron virus (WSLV) IgM by haemagglutination-inhibition

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-79

  Baba, S S ^a   Fagbami, A H ^b   Ojeh, C K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

HI antibodies; Human sera; Immunosorbent technique; Nigeria; Solid phase; Wesselsbron virus IgM

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLAVIVIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; VIRUS HEMAGGLUTINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; YELLOW FEVER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLAVIVIRUS; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTIONS; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TESTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOSORBENT TECHNIQUES; INFANT; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE;

FLAVIVIRUS; UGANDA S VIRUS; WESSELSBRON VIRUS;

EID: 0032889680     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9571(98)00003-4     Document Type: Article

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