Evaluation of a rapid serological test for the determination of Mycobacterium bovis infection in badgers (Meles meles) found dead

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 408-411

  Chambers, Mark A ^a   Lyashchenko, Konstantin P ^b   Greenwald, Rena ^b   Esfandiari, Javan ^b   James, Eurig ^a   Barker, Leslie ^a   Jones, Jeff ^a   Watkins, Gavin ^a   Rolfe, Simon ^c  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

^c WELSH GOVERNMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MELES MELES; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; OMNIVORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; TANDEM REPEAT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77649255030     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00424-09     Document Type: Article

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