Recombinant M2e protein-based ELISA: a novel and inexpensive approach for differentiating avian influenza infected chickens from vaccinated ones.

Available avian influenza (AIV) serological diagnostic tests cannot distinguish vaccinated from naturally infected birds. Differentiation of vaccinated from infected animals (DIVA) is currently advocated as a means of achieving the full control of H5N1. In this study, for the first time, recombinant...

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Main Authors: Farhid Hemmatzadeh, Sumarningsih Sumarningsih, Simson Tarigan, Risa Indriani, N L P Indi Dharmayanti, Esmaeil Ebrahimie, Jagoda Igniatovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3578931?pdf=render