Rapid field test for detection of hantavirus antibodies in rodents

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 549-553

  Sirola, H ^a   Kallio, E R K ^b,c   Koistinen, V ^d   Kuronen, I ^e   Lundkvist, A ^f   Vaheri, A ^d,g   Vapalahti, O ^c,d,g   Henttonen, H ^b   Narvanen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e Oy Reagena Ltd   (Finland)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DILUTION; FROZEN SECTION; HANTAVIRUS; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUUMALA VIRUS; RODENT; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; ARVICOLINAE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH RENAL SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREVALENCE; PUUMALA VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2642526928     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268804002092     Document Type: Article

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