SECOND EDITION
J. Anderson and T. Barrett
Institute for Animal Health Pirbright, United Kingdom
G.R. Scott
Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1996
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ISBN 92-5-103814-7
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PART I - THE PRESUMPTIVE DIAGNOSIS
Chapter 1. Epizootiological background
Buffalo and cattle infections
Goat and sheep infections
Domestic pig infectionsChapter 4. Post-mortem findings
PART II - DIAGNOSTIC SPECIMENS
Chapter 5. Collection of specimens
Donor selection
Biopsies
Post-mortem specimens
Recommended procedureChapter 6. Shipment of specimens
National movements
International movements
Receipt of specimens
PART III - CONFIRMATORY DIAGNOSIS
Agar-gel immunodiffusion (AGID)
Counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIEP)
Passive haemagglutination (PHA)
Immunofluorescence (IF)
Immunoperoxidase staining (IPS)
Immunocapture ELISA
Electron microscopy (EM)
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)Development of antibodies
Diagnostic role of antibody detection
Virus neutralization
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)Chapter 9. Virus isolation and identification
Isolation in cell cultures
Virus identification
Isolation in buffaloes and cattle
Chapter 10. Histopathology and immunohistology
Chapter 11. Differential diagnosis
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR)
Bovine virus diarrhoea (BVD)
Mucosal disease
Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF)
Bluetongue
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)
Appendix 1. Preparation of hyperimmune anti-rinderpest serum in rabbits
Appendix 2. Stock solutions
Appendix 3. Fifty percent effective dose (ED50): Spearman-Kärber method
Appendix 4. Formulae for calculating Tm and oligonucleotide concentration
Bibliography