The improved specificity of bovine brucellosis testing in Great Britain

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-40

  McGiven, J ^a   Hendry, L ^a   Brown, D ^a   Stack, J ^a   Perrett, L ^a   Mawhinney, I ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blocking; Brucella; ELISA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DILUTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GREAT BRITAIN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA;

EID: 36049020319     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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