| detection of antibodies to bovine viral diarrhoea virus (bvdv) and characterization of genomes of bvdv from brazil. | an elisa for the detection of antibodies to bovine viral diarrhea virus (bvdv) was developed based on antigens derived from a genotype i bvdv strain isolated in switzerland. using monoclonal antibodies we showed that this antigen contained the conserved non-structural protein ns3 whereas it essentially lacked the more strain-specific e2 surface glycoprotein. this elisa has a sensitivity of 97.5% and a specificity of 99.2% as compared to the serum neutralization test (snt). preliminary experiment ... | 1998 | 9850989 |