Comparison of IgG antibody levels to Clostridium botulinum antigens between euthanased and surviving cases of chronic grass sickness

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 82-84

  Nunn, F G ^a   Pirie, R S ^a   McGorum, B ^a   Wernery, U ^b   Poxton, I R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum type C; Dysautonomia; ELISA; Equine grass sickness; Toxicoinfection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; NEUROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSE DISEASE; INFECTION RISK; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EQUIDAE;

EID: 34247566654     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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