Comparison of serological methods for the diagnostic of Caprine arthritis-encephalitis (CAE) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Comparação entre métodos sorológicos para o diagnóstico da Artrite-encefalite caprina (CAE) no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Comparison of serological methods for the diagnostic of Caprine arthritis-encephalitis (CAE) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Comparação entre métodos sorológicos para o diagnóstico da Artrite-encefalite caprina (CAE) no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Serum samples of 562 goats were tested for Caprine arthritis-encephalitis using agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGID) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Seventy-nine samples (14.1%) were reactive by both testes but 141 (25.1%) were reactive only by ELISA. ELISA, when compared to AGID, pre...

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Main Authors: Madelayne Cortez-Moreira, Walter M.R. Oelemann, Walter Lilenbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2005-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Artrite-encefalite caprina
CAE
caprinos
ELISA
AGID
Caprine arthritis-encephalitis
goats
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