Performance evaluation of a competitive ELISA test used for Bluetongue antibody detection in France, a recently infected area

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 57-66

  Biteau Coroller, Fabienne ^a   Gerbier, Guillaume ^a   Stärk, Katharina D C ^b   Grillet, Colette ^a   Albina, Emmanuel ^a   Zientara, Stéphan ^c   Roger, François ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^c Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

Bluetongue; ELISA test; France; Predictive value; ROC analysis; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FRANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33751047436     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.07.012     Document Type: Article

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