Comparison of the q-fever complement fixation test and two commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the detection of serum antibodies against coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) in ruminants: Recommendations for use of serological tests on imported animals in New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 262-268

  Kittelberger, R ^a   Mars, J ^b   Wibberley, G ^c,d   Sting, R ^d   Henning, K ^e   Horner, G W ^f   Garnett, K M ^a   Hannah, M J ^a   Jenner, J A ^a   Pigott, C J ^a   O'Keefe J S ^a  

^a Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

^b GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt Stuttgart ^*  (Germany)

^e FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^f DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complement fixation test; Coxiella burnetii; ELISA; Enzyme linked; Immunosorbent assay; Q fever

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BOVIDS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; COXIELLA BURNETII; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; Q FEVER;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; COMMERCE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; COXIELLA BURNETII; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; NEW ZEALAND; Q FEVER; RUMINANTS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; CAMELIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; CERVIDAE; COXIELLA BURNETII; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 73949115847     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2009.58619     Document Type: Article

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