The indirect immunofluorescence assay using cardiac tissue from chickens, quails and ducks for identification of influenza A virus during an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1): A rapid and simple screening tool for limited resource settings

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 279-281

  Antarasena, Chongmas ^a   Sirimujalin, Rungtiva ^b   Prommuang, Porntip ^a   Promkuntod, Naruepol ^a   Prommuang, Praison ^a   Blacksell, Stuart D ^b,c  

^a Southern Veterinary Research and Development Center   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Cardiac tissue; H5N1; HPAI; Immunofluorescence

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CHOLERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUCK; EPIDEMIC; FOWL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LABORATORY TEST; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; QUAIL; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DUCKS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HEART; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; QUAIL; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS;

ANAS; AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 34347250844     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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