Development of a blocking ELISA for detection of serum neutralizing antibodies against newly emerged duck Tembusu virus.

BACKGROUND: Since April 2010, domesticated ducks in China have been suffering from an emerging infectious disease characterized by retarded growth, high fever, loss of appetite, decline in egg production, and death. The causative agent was identified as a duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV), a member of the...

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Main Authors: Xuesong Li, Guoxin Li, Qiaoyang Teng, Lei Yu, Xiaogang Wu, Zejun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3534074?pdf=render