| Table of Contents 15 KB |
| Summary 11 KB |
| Introduction |
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Diagnosis and epidemiology of animal diseases in Latin America.
A. Colling |
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Principles of validation of diagnostic assays for infectious diseases.
R. H. Jacobson |
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Factors in selecting serum samples for use in determining the positive/negative threshold (cut-off) in ELISA. R.H. Jacobson |
| Country Reports - Part A: Brucellosis |
| Indirect brucellosis ELISA |
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Comparison of enzyme immunoassays for the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis. K.H. Nielsen, I. Kelly, D. Gall, S. Balsevicius, J. Bosse, W.Kelly, P. Nicoletti |
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Validating a bovine brucellosis ELISA test for application in Uruguay. M. Silva, G. Muller, F. Errico |
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Use of an indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis and epidemiological studies of brucella abortus in Chile.
P. Abalos, I. Pinochet, I. Ibarra, F. Navia |
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Use of enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the diagnosis of brucellosis in cattle in Yucatan, Mexico. A. Dajer, E. Gutierrez, D. Zapata |
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Application of enzyme linked immunosorbent assays for the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. F.P. Poester, S.V. Thiesen |
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Evaluation of an indirect ELISA for the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis in Patagonia, Argentina. F.A. Uzal , E.A. Carrrasco, S. Echaide, C.A. Robles |
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ELISAs for the diagnosis and epidemiology of brucella abortus infection in cattle in Chile. X. Rojas, O. Alonso |
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Serological response to an indirect and a competitive ELISA in heifers vaccinated with brucella abortus strain 19. E.A. Carrasco, F.A. Uzal, S. Echaide |
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Use of an indirect ELISA for diagnosis of brucella abortus in Cuba. C. Peraza, O. Valdés, N. Fonseca, L.Izquierdo, M. Garcia, M. Alvarez |
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Use of non conventional tests for the diagnosis of brucellosis.
F. Biancifiori |
| Competitive brucellosis ELISA |
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Summary of field trials using the indirect and competitive enzyme immunoassays for detection of antibody to Brucella abortus.
K. Nielsen, D. Gall |
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Enzyme immunoassays for the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis: Trial in Latin America. D. Gall, A. Colling, O. Mariño, E. Moreno, K. Nielsen, B. Perez, L. Samartino |
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Comparative evaluation of competitive ELISA test in Colombian cattle. Mariño, E. Rueda, L. Sedano, C. Calderon, A. Ortega, A. Puentes, I. Zuñiga |
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Evaluation of four immunoassays for diagnosis of brucellosis in Cuba.
C. Peraza, O. Valdes, N. Fonseca, L. Izquierdo, M. Garcia, M. Alvarez |
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Comparison of different serological assays for the differential diagnosis of brucellosis. E. Moreno, N. Rojas, K. Nielsen, D. Gall |
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Field trial of a brucellosis competitive enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). L.E. Samartino, R.J. Gregoret, G. Sigal |
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Field trial of brucellosis competitive ELISA. B. Perez, M. Rojas |
| Country Reports - Part B: Food-and-Mouth Disease |
| FMD antigen ELISA |
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Serological characterisation of foot-and-mouth disease type "O" field isolates from Peru: 1992-1994. A.M. Espinoza |
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Field assessment of the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for foot-and-mouth disease virus diagnosis and typing. E. Smitsaart, E. Maradei, E. Fernandez, N. Fondevila, D. Compaired |
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Evaluation of an indirect ELISA for detection and typing of foot-and-mouth disease virus. J.A.Prado |
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New developments in foot-and-mouth disease diagnosis.
P.J. Kitching, D.K.J. Mackay |
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Comparison of complement fixation and ELISA for diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease. P.H. Caballero, S. González, P. M. Orué, N.N. Vergara |
| FMD antibody ELISA |
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Validation of a foot-and-mouth disease antibody ELISA in five Latin American countries (FAO/IAEA/PAHO-PANAFTOSA). M. Stael Sondahl, M. da Penha Dias Gomes, M. Aurnheimer Martins, J. Washington Lopez |
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Validation of FAO/IAEA/PANAFTOSA ELISA Kit for determination of antibodies against foot-and-mouth disease virus. E. Maradei, A. Pedemonte |
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Validation of FAO/IAEA/PANAFTOSA ELISA kit for the detection of antibodies against foot-and-mouth disease virus in Venezuela. O. M. Novell, P. Ramos, C. J. Ochoa, D. J. de Rodriguez, J. M. Obregon, R. Ruiz |
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Incorporation of the ELISA technique to determine antibody levels against foot-and-mouth disease. N. Vergara, P. Caballero, S. Santiago Gonzalez Patiño, M. Orue |
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The use of a liquid phase blocking ELISA kit for detection of antibodies against foot-and-mouth disease virus in Colombia. C. Sanchez Martinez, M. Quintero |
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Study of FAO/IAEA/PANAFTOSA ELISA kit for the detection of antibodies against FMD. J. Ravison, D. de Andrade Goncalves, R. de Souza |
| Country Reports - Part C: Babesiosis |
| Babesiosis antibody ELISA |
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Seroepidemiological survey on bovine tick-borne diseases in the Lesser Antilles. E. Camus, S. Montenegro-James, A. Accipe, M. Maran |
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Validation and use of an ELISA kit for the diagnosis of Babesia bovis in Cuba. T. Blandino, M. Alonso, M. Barrera and E. Mendoza |
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Seroepidemiological study of Babesia bovis in support of the Uruguayan Boophilus microplus control programme. H. Cardozo, M. A. Solari, J. Etchebarne, J. H. Larrauri |
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Validation of an indirect ELISA for the diagnosis of Babesia bovis in cattle in Yucatan, Mexico. A.J.L. Dominguez, V.R.I. Rodriguez, C. Oura, G.L.A. Cob |
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Evaluation of an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay-kit for the detection of Babesia bovis-antibodies in cattle in Argentina. S.T.D. Echaide, I.E. Echaide, A.B. Gaido, A.J. Mangold, C.I. Lugaresi, A.A. Guglielmone |
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A comparative study of an ELISA test and an indirect immunofluorescence test for serological diagnosis of Babesia bovis infection. J. R. Martins, F.H. Cheong, B.L. Correa, D.E. Radley, V.H. Ceresér |
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Evaluation of an ELISA kit in the serological diagnosis of Babesia bovis for epidemiological studies. J.R. Martins, B.L. Correa, V.H. Ceresér, J.M. Artiles, F.P.J. Alves-Brancorue |
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Some aspects of the epidemiology of babesia bovis in Santana do Livramento, Southern Brazil. J.R. Martins, B.L. Correa, V.H. Ceresér, C.C.P. Arteche, A.A. Guglielmone |
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Validation of an indirect ELISA for the diagnosis of Babesia bovis in El Salvador. G. Molina, D.A. Cardona |
| List of Participants 13 KB |
Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Animal Diseases in Latin America.