Milk concentration improves Bluetongue antibody detection by use of an indirect ELISA

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 179-183

  Chaignat, Valérie ^a   Nitzsche, Sabine ^a   Schärrer, Sara ^b   Feyer, Dora ^b   Schwermer, Heinzpeter ^b   Thur, Barbara ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bluetongue; Bulk milk serology; Protein precipitation; Sensitivity; Specificity; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

BLUETONGUE ANTIBODY; MILK PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FREEZE THAWING; MILK LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWITZERLAND; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MILK; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SHEEP; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77953121680     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.11.036     Document Type: Article

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