Abstract
A caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV)/maedi-visna virus (MVV) indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA) was validated with samples from U.S. sheep and by the use of radioimmunoprecipitation as the standard for comparison. The sensitivity and the specificity were 86.0% (+ or - 5.8%) and 95.9% (+ or - 2.9%), respectively. The iELISA format and phylogenetic differences based on the MVV gag sequence contribute to the reduced sensitivity.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Validation Study
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / blood*
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Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine / genetics
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Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine / immunology*
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Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine / isolation & purification
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Cluster Analysis
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods*
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Lentivirus Infections / veterinary*
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Lentivirus Infections / virology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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Pneumonia, Progressive Interstitial, of Sheep / diagnosis*
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Pneumonia, Progressive Interstitial, of Sheep / virology
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Polymorphism, Genetic
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sheep
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United States
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Virology / methods*
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Visna-maedi virus / genetics
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Visna-maedi virus / immunology*
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Visna-maedi virus / isolation & purification
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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RNA, Viral
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