Modification of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold (In-Tube) assay for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis infection in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer)

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 113-118

  Parsons, Sven D C ^a   Cooper, David ^b   McCall, Alicia J ^a   McCall, Warren A ^c   Streicher, Elizabeth M ^a   le Maitre, Nicholas C ^a   Müller, Annélle ^a   Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C ^a   Warren, Robin M ^a   van Helden, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

^c Office of the State Veterinarian   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African buffalo; Bovine tuberculosis; Diagnosis; Interferon gamma; Mycobacterium bovis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; BUFFALO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; NONHUMAN; QUANTIFERON TB GOLD (IN TUBE) ASSAY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCERUS CAFFER; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; BUBALUS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 79957951221     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: 18732534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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