title: Monoclonal antibody based competitive ELISA for the detection of antibodies against epizootic haemorrhagic disease of deer virus.
abstract: A monoclonal antibody based competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (MC-ELISA) for the detection of antibodies against epizootic haemorrhagic disease of deer viruses (EHDV) is described. Test sera were competed with a monoclonal antibody against the VP7 protein of EHDV serotype 1. The assay was capable of detecting antibodies to all serotypes of EHDV but unlike the agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) test, gave no cross-reactions with antibodies against bluetongue, Palyam or Tilligery viruses. The MC-ELISA was more sensitive than a polyclonal based ELISA reported previously (Thevasagayam et al., 1995b) and would be ideal for epidemiological surveys since it is suitable for the examination of antisera from all animal species without the need for individual anti-species enzyme conjugates.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Animal Health, Woking, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Thevasagayam
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Woolhouse
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Mertens
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Burroughs
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D002213:Capsid / Q000276:immunology*; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D002417:Cattle; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D003670:Deer / Q000821:virology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D018164:Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, Epizootic / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; C050779:VP7 protein, Rotavirus