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Pen-side diagnosis for detecting antibodies against a marked rinderpest virus vaccine to differentiate vaccinated from infected animals

ReferenceBBS/E/I/00000299
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Dr John Anderson
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution The Pirbright Institute
DepartmentThe Pirbright Institute Department
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 5,160
StatusCompleted
TypeInstitute Project
Start date 01/04/1999
End date 31/03/2002
Duration36 months

Abstract

At present it is impossible to differentiate animals which have been vaccinated from those which are infected with rinderpest virus. This poses major problems in interpreting serum surveillance data and prevents the use of ring vaccination to contain outbreaks of rinderpest. Funded though DFID and in collaboration with another DFID-funded project at IAH to develop marked rinderpest vaccines, we are developing chromatographic strip test assays which can be carried out in the field to differentiate vaccinated from infected animals.

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Committee Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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