Evaluation of hyperimmune sera against goat pox viral antigens.
Laboratory diagnosis of goat poxvirus (GPV) requires suitable diagnostic reagents (sera and antigens). GPV-infected scab suspension has been used as antigen for production of hyperimmune sera (HIS) by several workers (Pandey and Singh, 1972; Tantawi et al., 1980; Sharma et al., 1988). This antiserum sometimes reacts non-specifically in routine laboratory tests such as the agar gel precipitation test (AGPT) and counter-immunoelectrophoresis (CIE) (Sharma et al., 1988). Production of specific goat pox antiserum involves its adsorption with healthy goat-skin triturate. The present work evaluated various HIS raised against different antigens of GPV in order to develop an antiserum for laboratory diagnosis of goat pox infections without any non-specificity.
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar-Kumaon, Nainital, India.
R P
RP
Singh
A K
AK
Tiwari
B S
BS
Negi
D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D018151:Capripoxvirus / Q000276:immunology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D006041:Goats / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology*; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology
D000956:Antigens, Viral; D007106:Immune Sera