M. Hussain
Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre,
Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
R. Muneer
Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre,
Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
M. Jahangir
Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre,
Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
A.H. Awan
Veterinary Research Institute, Ghazi Road, Lahore, Pakistan
M.A. Khokhar
Veterinary Research Institute, Ghazi Road, Lahore, Pakistan
A.B. Zahur
Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre,
Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
M. Zulfiqar
Veterinary Research Institute, Ghazi Road, Lahore, Pakistan
A. Hussain
Veterinary Research Institute, Ghazi Road, Lahore, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
Outbreaks of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in goats, reported in different parts of the country were investigated. The disease was confirmed at six places using immunocapture ELISA and a pen-side test (chromatographic strip), a recently developed technology for the diagnosis of PPR under field conditions. The results indicated that PPR was wide spread in the country causing high mortality in goats. Although sheep and goats were kept under the same roof, yet there was no evidence of PPR infection in sheep. The pen-side test proved to be a useful technology for the rapid diagnosis of PPR. It helped reduce losses by employing early control measures to contain the infection.
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M. Hussain, R. Muneer, M. Jahangir, A.H. Awan, M.A. Khokhar, A.B. Zahur, M. Zulfiqar and A. Hussain, 2003. Chromatographic Strip Technology: A Pen-side Test for the Rapid Diagnosis of Peste Des Petits Ruminants in Sheep and Goats. Journal of Biological Sciences, 3: 1-7.
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2003.1.7
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2003.1.7
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2003.1.7
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2003.1.7
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