Comparison of a recombinant nucleocapsid IgG indirect ELISA with an IgG sandwich ELISA for the detection of antibodies to rift valley fever virus in small ruminants

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1062-1064

  Fafetine, José M ^a   Jansen Van Vuren, Petrus ^b   Paweska, Janusz T ^b  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Rift Valley fever virus

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GOAT; MOZAMBIQUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS; SHEEP; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEINS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS;

EID: 84871192141     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2012.1006     Document Type: Article

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