Atypical scrapie/nor98 in a sheep from new Zealand

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 863-875

  Kittelberger, Reinhold ^a   Chaplin, Melanie J ^b   Simmons, Marion M ^b   Ramirez Villaescusa, Ana ^c   McIntyre, Lachlan ^a   MacDiarmid, Stuart C ^a   Hannah, Michaela J ^a   Jenner, Judy ^a   Bueno, Rudolfo ^a   Bayliss, Daniele ^b   Black, Hugh ^d   Pigott, Clive J ^a   O'Keefe, Joseph S ^a  

^a Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d ASUREQUALITY LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Atypical; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Nor98; Prion; Scrapie; Sheep; Western blot

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78649561532     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871002200604     Document Type: Article

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