The detection of antibodies cross-reacting with Cowdria ruminantium in the sera of domestic ruminants in regions of South Africa where Amblyomma hebraeum does not occur

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dc.contributor.author Du Plessis, J.L.
dc.contributor.author Boersema, B.R.
dc.contributor.author Van Strijp, M.F.
dc.contributor.editor Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand
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dc.date.created 2013
dc.date.issued 1994
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dc.description.abstract High levels of seropositivity, in all probability attributable to Ehrlichia, were recorded in the serum of domestic ruminants throughout districts in South Africa where Amblyomma hebraeum, the vector of the heartwater agent, does not occur. The antibodies, detected with the indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) and the indirect ELISA tests, cross-reacted with Cowdria ruminantium, which was used as antigen in both tests. A combination of the IFA and ELISA tests, currently employed to detect antibodies to C. ruminantium, facilitates the handling of appreciable numbers of sera and ensures maximum reliability. en
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dc.identifier.citation Du Plessis, JL, Boersema, BR & Van Strijp, MF 1994, 'The detection of antibodies cross-reacting with Cowdria ruminantium in the sera of domestic ruminants in regions of South Africa where Amblyomma hebraeum does not occur’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 277-281. en
dc.identifier.issn 0330-2465
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/33043
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute en
dc.rights © ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital). en
dc.subject Veterinary medicine en
dc.subject.lcsh Veterinary medicine -- South Africa
dc.title The detection of antibodies cross-reacting with Cowdria ruminantium in the sera of domestic ruminants in regions of South Africa where Amblyomma hebraeum does not occur en
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