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Rapid detection of bluetongue virus antigen in the sera and plasma of camels, sheep and cattle in the Sudan, using the gel immunodiffusion test

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Using the gel immunodiffusion (GID) test, rapid detection of bluetongue virus antigen could be done in sera and plasma of naturally or experimentally infected animals. Discernible precipitation lines could be detected in less than 24 hours. The procedure is most suitable for BT diagnosis in endemic areas.

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  1. Abu Elzein, E. M. E.: Unpublished data.

  2. Eisa, M., Karrar, A. E., Abd Elrahim, A. H.: Incidence of bluetongue virus precipitating antibodies in sera of some domestic animals in the Sudan. J. Hyg. Camb.83, 539–545 (1979).

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  1. Central Veterinary Research Institute, Soba, Khartoum, Sudan

    E. M. E. Abu Elzein

  2. House No. 116A/2/3, Kashif Street, Omdurman, Sudan

    E. M. E. Abu Elzein

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Abu Elzein, E.M.E. Rapid detection of bluetongue virus antigen in the sera and plasma of camels, sheep and cattle in the Sudan, using the gel immunodiffusion test. Archives of Virology 79, 131–134 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01314311

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