Experiences of an OIE collaborating centre in molecular diagnosis of transboundary animal diseases: A review

Developments in Biologicals

Volumn 128, Issue , 2007, Pages 103-112

  Belak S ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automation; Microarrays; Molecular diagnosis; Padlock probes; PCR; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOPERATION; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWEDEN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; VESICULAR STOMATITIS;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWEDEN; SWINE; SWINE VESICULAR DISEASE; VESICULAR STOMATITIS;

EID: 36148969762     PISSN: 14246074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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17. Belák S: Early Warning. Avian flu has spread to 51 countries - 36 this year alone - many of which are densely populated and deprived. Nuclear technologies are being tapped to improve the rapid detection of avian flu and other animal diseases. IAEA Bulletin 2006;48/1:62-63.
18. Banér J, Gyarmati P, Yacoub A, Hakhverdyan M, Stenberg J, Ericson O, Nilsson M, Landegren U, Belák S: Microarray-based molecular detection of Foot-and-mouth disease, Vesicular stomatitis and Swine vesicular disease viruses, using padlock probes. J Virol Methods 2007 [Epub ahead of print].