title: No serological evidence for the presence of swine vesicular disease virus in South Africa.
abstract: An indirect ELISA incorporating a protein A-peroxidase conjugate was developed for detecting antibodies to swine vesicular disease virus (SVDV) in pig sera. This test and a conventional virus neutralization test were found to be equally sensitive. A total of 2846 pig sera collected from various abattoirs in South Africa were tested using the indirect ELISA. No serological evidence of infection with SVDV in pigs in South Africa was found.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory, Veterinary Research Institute, Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Esterhuysen
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Gainaru
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004771:Enteroviruses, Porcine / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D013019:South Africa; D013552:Swine; D013555:Swine Vesicular Disease / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral