title: Improved hemagglutination and hemagglutination-inhibition tests for Akabane virus using formalinized goose erythrocytes.
abstract: When formalinized instead of fresh goose erythrocytes were used in the hemagglutination (HA) test system of the Akabane virus, the agglutinability of the erythrocytes increased and became less salt-dependent. The improved method based on these findings should facilitate the hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) test and may be useful for epidemiological studies of the Akabane virus.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D002043:Bunyaviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology; D002417:Cattle; D005557:Formaldehyde; D005777:Geese / Q000097:blood; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests / Q000379:methods; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests / Q000379:methods; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D012840:Simbu virus / Q000276:immunology*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D005557:Formaldehyde; D012965:Sodium Chloride