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Radioimmunoassay for Antibodies Against Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis Using 125I-Labelled PPD*

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 19, pages 153–155 (1978)Cite this article

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A prerequisite for control and eradication of paratuberculosis is access to diagnostic procedures with high diagnostic sensitivity and diagnostic specificity making it feasible via serological mass screening to identify infected animals at a preclinical stage.

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Dr. J. Berg Jørgensen, the Danish State Veterinary Serum Laboratory, kindly provided material for preparation of PPD and performed the complement fixation analyses on the sera.

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    Helle Worsaae

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Worsaae, H. Radioimmunoassay for Antibodies Against Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis Using 125I-Labelled PPD*. Acta Vet Scand 19, 153–155 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547652

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