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Diagnosis

Laboratory diagnosis

 

FMD antibody detection

 

The detection of antibody to FMD virus in serum is useful -

  • To detect evidence of previous infection in animals from which vesicular material is not available

  • As an aid to diagnosis. Paired serum samples can be collected to look for a rising titre of FMD virus-specific antibody

  • As part of epidemiological surveys

  • To measure the effectiveness of vaccination

  • For import/export

Antibody to FMD virus can be measured by -

   


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