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. 1987 Sep;54(3):327-9.

Heartwater serology: some problems with the interpretation of results

J L Du Plessis  1 , E Camus, P T Oberem, L Malan
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  • PMID: 3329323

Heartwater serology: some problems with the interpretation of results

J L Du Plessis et al. Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 1987 Sep.

Abstract

Antibodies in the sera of domestic ruminants that have been infected with Ehrlichia bovis and other ehrlichial agents cross-react with the Kümm strain of Cowdria ruminantium used in the indirect fluorescent antibody test as antigen. These cross-reactions are also shown by the Elisa test in which the Ball 3 strain of the heartwater agent is used as antigen.

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