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Investigation Of Chicken Infectious Anemia Virus Infection By Pcr And Elisa In Chicken Flocks, H. Hüseyi̇n Hadi̇mli̇, Osman Ergani̇ş, Leyla Güler, Uçkun Sai̇t Uçan Jan 2008

Investigation Of Chicken Infectious Anemia Virus Infection By Pcr And Elisa In Chicken Flocks, H. Hüseyi̇n Hadi̇mli̇, Osman Ergani̇ş, Leyla Güler, Uçkun Sai̇t Uçan

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Presence of the chicken infectious anemia virus (CIAV) infection in chicken flocks in some provinces of Turkey was investigated by ELISA and PCR in this study. From 38 flocks (16 commercial layer, 10 commercial broilers, 4 breeder layers and 8 breeder broilers), 922 serum samples were tested for CIAV-specific antibodies using a commercially available competitive ELISA. CIAV antibodies were positive in 609 (66.0%) sera from 34 flocks (89.5%). A total of 95 thymus samples from 25 flocks, 57 samples from 15 commercial layers, and 38 samples from 10 commercial broiler flocks were tested by PCR. In 53 (55.8%) thymus samples …


Evaluation Of Serological Tests For The Diagnosis Of Visceral Leishmaniasis, Selçuk Kiliç, Ayşegül Taylan Özkan, Cahi̇t Babür, Gönül Tanir, Henk Dfh Schallig Jan 2008

Evaluation Of Serological Tests For The Diagnosis Of Visceral Leishmaniasis, Selçuk Kiliç, Ayşegül Taylan Özkan, Cahi̇t Babür, Gönül Tanir, Henk Dfh Schallig

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Aim: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis that affects both animals and man. VL is seen sporadically in the Aegean, Mediterranean, Black Sea and central Anatolian regions of Turkey. The aim of this study was to evaluate serological tests for the diagnosis of VL. Materials and Methods: The performance of two agglutination tests based on freeze-dried whole promastigote Leishmania antigen, i.e. Fast Agglutination Screening Test (FAST) and Direct Agglutination Test (DAT), an Indirect Immunofluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT), and an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) using soluble antigen were compared to parasitological diagnosis in the serum specimens of 59 patients with the …