title: Haemagglutination-inhibition technique for definitive diagnosis of rinderpest-virus-specific antibody.
abstract: A simple and rapid serological method for the definitive diagnosis of rinderpest-specific antibody is described. The technique is based on adsorbing out the cross reacting antibodies to peste des petits ruminants antigens from a rinderpest immune serum, thereby leaving active the specific antibody to rinderpest which is determined by haemagglutination-inhibition test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
authors.forename: L O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Wosu
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ezeibe
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D003429:Cross Reactions; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D012302:Rinderpest virus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D007106:Immune Sera