An international collaborative study to determine the prevalence of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia by monoclonal antibody-based cELISA.

Peyraud, Armelle; Poumarat, François; Tardy, Florence; Manso-Silván, Lucía; Hamroev, Karomatullo; Tilloev, Tillo; Amirbekov, Mullojon; Tounkara, Karim; Bodjo, Charles; Wesonga, Hezron; Gacheri Nkando, Isabel; Jenberie, Shiferaw; Yami, Martha; Cardinale, Eric; Meenowa, Deodass; Reshad Jaumally, Mahmad; Yaqub, Tahir; Zubair Shabbir, Muhammad; Mukhtar, Nadia; Halimi, Mohibullah; Mohammad Ziay, Ghulam; Schauwers, Willy; Noori, Hafizullah; Madad Rajabi, Ali; Ostrowski, Stéphane; Thiaucourt, François

doi:10.1186/1746-6148-10-48

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An international collaborative study to determine the prevalence of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia by monoclonal antibody-based cELISA.

Published in BMC veterinary research • Feb 24, 2014

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Authors:

Armelle Peyraud

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François Poumarat

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Florence Tardy

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Few serological tests are available for detecting antibodies against Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae, the causal agent of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP). The complement fixation test, the test prescribed for international trade purposes, uses a crude antigen that ...

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