Use of serology and polymerase chain reaction for the rapid eradication of small ruminant lentivirus infections from a sheep flock: A case report

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-43

  Brinkhof, J M A ^a   Moll, L ^a   van Maanen, C ^a   Houwers, D J ^b  

^a GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eradication; Maedi visna virus (MVV); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Serology; Small ruminant lentivirus (SRLV)

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EWE; FEMALE; HERD; HORSE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; LAMB; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROVIRUS INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SHEEP DISEASE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VISNA VIRUS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LENTIVIRUS INFECTIONS; LENTIVIRUSES, OVINE-CAPRINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; SMALL RUMINANT LENTIVIRUS; VISNA/MAEDI VIRUS;

EID: 71649086360     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.05.014     Document Type: Article

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