Serotype specific primers and gel-based RT-PCR assays for 'typing' African horse sickness virus: identification of strains from Africa.

African horse sickness is a devastating, transboundary animal disease, that is 'listed' by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE). Although attenuated, inactivated and subunit vaccines have been developed for African horse sickness virus (AHSV), these are serotype-specific and their...

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Main Authors: Narender S Maan, Sushila Maan, Kyriaki Nomikou, Manjunatha N Belaganahalli, Katarzyna Bachanek-Bankowska, Peter P C Mertens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3197586?pdf=render