title: Demonstration of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus antigen by Staphylococcus protein A coagglutination test.
abstract: The Staphylococcus protein A coagglutination test (Sp A COAT) was developed for the diagnosis of rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD). Liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys from 176 rabbits dead from viral haemorrhagic disease as well as the same organs from 64 healthy animals were examined by Sp A COAT and haemaglutination test (HAT). The Sp A COAT was specific and considerably more simple to carry out than the HAT, which made it very useful for rapid identification of RHD.
authors.affiliation: Central Veterinary Research Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peshev
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alexandrov
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ivanov
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gogov
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D017929:Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, Rabbit / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011817:Rabbits; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A