A novel, rapid assay for detection and differentiation of serotype-specific antibodies to Venezuelan equine encephalitis complex alphaviruses

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 805-810

  Wang, Eryu ^a   Paessler, Slobodan ^a   Aguilar, Patricia V ^a   Smith, Darci R ^a   Coffey, Lark L ^a   Kang, Wenli ^a   Pfeffer, Martin ^b   Olson, James ^c   Blair, Patrick J ^c   Guevara, Carolina ^c   Estrada Franco, Jose ^a   Weaver, Scott C ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b BUNDESWEHR INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c California   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; SEROLOGY; SEROTYPE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALPHAVIRUS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS STRAIN; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CATTLE; CELL LINE; CLASSIFICATION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HAMSTER; HORSE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EQUIDAE; VEE VIRUS; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CATTLE; CELL LINE; CRICETINAE; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, VENEZUELAN EQUINE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, VENEZUELAN EQUINE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSES; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 23844518130     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.805     Document Type: Article

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