Interlaboratory trial on TSE rapid tests for the control of the Italian scrapie surveillance network

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 126-131

  Nappi, R ^a   Ingravalle, F ^a   Di Vietro, D ^a   Ru, G ^a   Bozzetta, E ^a  

^a LIGURIA E VALLE D AOSTA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interlaboratory agreement; Rapid tests; Scrapie

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; SCRAPIE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ITALY; LABORATORIES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70349402224     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.04.019     Document Type: Article

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