Diagnosis of foot-and mouth disease by real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction under field conditions in Brazil

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an economically important and highly contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed domestic and wild animals. Virus isolation and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) are the gold standard t...

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Main Authors: Clarke Neville P, Martin Barbara M, Beckham Tammy R, Silva René R, Serra Claudia V, Barbosa Meirivan S, Reis Jorge R, Paiva Naimes O, Neta Alcina, Paixão Tatiane A, Adams L Garry, Santos Renato L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/4/53