Validity of using serological tests for diagnosis of diseases in wild animals

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 323-335

  Gardner, I A ^a   Hietala, S ^b   Boyce, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease risk; Livestock; Predictive values; Prevalence; Sensitivity; Serological testing; Specificity; Test validation; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STANDARD; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0040159448     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.15.1.926     Document Type: Article

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