Rapid detection of CWD PrP: Comparison of tests designed for the detection of bse or scrapie

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 405-415

  Blasche, T ^a,g   Schenck, E V ^a,h   Balachandran, A ^b   Miller, M W ^c   Langenberg, J ^d,i   Frolich K ^e   Steinbach, F ^f  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^e Tierpark Arche Warder e V   (Germany)

^f VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^g International Crane Foundation ^*  (Germany)

^h NONE   (Germany)

ⁱ INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

CWD; Deer; ELISA; Rapid test; Western blot

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 84865602278     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01294.x     Document Type: Article

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