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.
