Performance of TB immunodiagnostic tests in Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) of different ages and the influence of duration of infection on serological sensitivity

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Chambers, Mark A ^a   Waterhouse, Sue ^a   Lyashchenko, Konstantin ^b   Delahay, Richard ^c   Sayers, Robin ^a   Hewinson, R Glyn ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

^c CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; MELES MELES; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TAXIDIINAE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; IMMUNOLOGY; MUSTELIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TIME; TUBERCULOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; MUSTELIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 73949142436     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-5-42     Document Type: Article

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