A SOLID PHASE AGGREGATION OF COATED ERYTHOCYTES (SPACE) TEST FOR THE DETECTION OF PESTE DES PETITS RUMINANTS (PPR) VIRUS ANTIGEN

Daneji, A.I; Garba, H.S

dc.contributor.author	Daneji, A.I
dc.contributor.author	Garba, H.S
dc.date.accessioned	2017-10-31T12:59:57Z
dc.date.available	2017-10-31T12:59:57Z
dc.date.issued	2000
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/315
dc.description.abstract	A solid phase aggregation of coated erythrocytes (SPACE) test was developed for the diagnosis of pestedes petits ruminants (PPR). A dilution of1:2000 of PPR antiserum raised in rabbits was used in the test to detect antigen in clinical and postmortem samples obtained from goats experimentally infected with homogenates from field cases. PPRV antigen was demonstrated in 165 of 342 (48.2%) clinical samples and in 89 of 120 (74.2%) postmortem caprine tissues. Agar-gel precipitation test (AGPT) detected PPRV antigen in 40 of 61 (65.6%) clinical samples and in 22 of 45 (48.8%) postmortem tissues. The utility of the SPACE test as a diagnostic tool on the field is being investigated.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences	en_US
dc.subject	Department of Veterinary Medicine	en_US
dc.title	A SOLID PHASE AGGREGATION OF COATED ERYTHOCYTES (SPACE) TEST FOR THE DETECTION OF PESTE DES PETITS RUMINANTS (PPR) VIRUS ANTIGEN	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US